LOPES v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INS. CO.

No. 02-2273.

332 F.3d 1 (2003)

George LOPES, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided June 9, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard I. Rosen, with whom Newman & Newman, P.C. were on brief, for Appellant.

Stephen S. Churchill, with whom James F. Kavanaugh, Jr. and Conn, Kavanaugh, Rosenthal, Peisch & Ford, LLP were on brief, for Appellee.

Before LYNCH, Circuit Judge, BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge, and HOWARD, Circuit Judge.


HOWARD, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant George Lopes appeals from an adverse summary judgment ruling holding that defendant-appellee Metropolitan Life Insurance Company ("MetLife") did not violate the Employment Retirement Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461, in terminating his long-term disability benefits. We affirm.

I.

Lopes began working at Fischbach Corporation in...

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