EMERY v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INS. CO.

Civil No. 06-91-P-H.

489 F.Supp.2d 121 (2007)

Sharon A. EMERY, Plaintiff v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Maine.

June 13, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jon Holder, Holder & Grover, Ellsworth, ME, for Plaintiff.

Richard W. Mulhern, Sulloway & Hollis, Portland, ME, William D. Pandolph, Sulloway & Hollis PLLC, Concord, NH, for Defendant.


DECISION AND ORDER ON PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD

HORNBY, District Judge.

There are two issues in this disability benefits appeal. First, what standard of review applies to the decision denying benefits? Second, given that standard of review, is the denial properly supportable? I conclude that a deferential standard of review applies, and that, based upon the administrative...

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