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SANGSTER v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INS. CO.

No. 98-CV-73447.

54 F.Supp.2d 708 (1999)

Dillard SANGSTER, personal representative of the estate of Brenda Sangster, deceased, Plaintiff, v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant.

United States District Court, E.D. Michigan, Southern Division.

July 2, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William C. Panzer, Mindell, Panzer, Malin & Kutinsky, Southfield, MI, for Plaintiff.

Randolph D. Phifer, Lisa A. Cylar, Patterson, Phifer & Phillips, Detroit, MI, for Defendant.

OPINION AND ORDER

FEIKENS, District Judge.

Introduction

This is an employee benefits dispute governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, 29 U.S.C. § 1001, et seq. ("ERISA"). It concerns defendant Metropolitan Life Insurance Company's ("MetLife") decision to deny accidental death benefits to the estate of Brenda Sangster. The issue is whether MetLife's decision is arbitrary and capricious.

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