ABNATHYA v. HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE, INC.

No. 92-5487.

2 F.3d 40 (1993)

Aline ABNATHYA, Appellee, v. HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE, INC., a corporation or business organization; John Doe, said name being fictitious; James Smith, said name being fictitious; Henry Jones, said name being fictitious. Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided August 5, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen Gold, (argued), Freeman & Bass, Newark, NJ, for appellee.

John A. Ridley, (argued), Anthony J. Cincotta, Crummy, Del Deo, Dolan Griffinger & Vecchione, Newark, NJ, for appellant.

Before: BECKER, HUTCHINSON, and WEIS, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

BECKER, Circuit Judge.

Aline Abnathya, a former employee of defendant Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., brought this suit challenging Hoffmann's decision to discontinue her long-term disability benefits. Concluding that Hoffmann's decision was arbitrary and capricious, in violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act ("ERISA"), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. (1988), the district court granted summary judgment in favor of Abnathya...

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