WACHTEL v. METRO. LIFE


141 Misc.2d 665 (1988)

Ronald Wachtel, Plaintiff, v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., Defendant.

District Court of Nassau County, First District.

October 11, 1988


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald Wachtel, plaintiff pro se. David J. Larkin, Jr., for defendant.


JOANNA SEYBERT, J.

The novel issue presented is:

Can an insurer be required to provide additional or supplemental benefits based upon an individual insured's religious beliefs or practices?

FACTS

Plaintiff employee and his wife, a covered dependent, have group health insurance under the New York State Government Employees Health Insurance Plan (hereinafter the Plan), which was previously...

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