FERSHTADT v. VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC.

No. 07 Civ. 6963(CM).

550 F.Supp.2d 447 (2008)

Dov FERSHTADT, Plaintiff, v. VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC., the Plan for Group Insurance, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, and Unum Life Insurance Company of America, Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

April 24, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Steven Hiller, Weiss &. Hiller, PC, New York, NY, for Plaintiff Dov Fershtadt.

Karen M. Wahle, O'Melveny & Myers, L.L.P., New York, NY, Karen Mary Wahle, Washington, DC, Khuong G. Phan, Robert M. Stern, O'Melveny & Myers, L.L.P., Washington, DC, for defendants Verizon Communications Inc. Plan For Group Ins.

Allan Michael Marcus, Lester, Schwab, Katz and Dwyer LLP, New York, NY, for defendant Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.

Patrick Walter Begos, Begos and Horgan L.L.P., Westport, CT, for defendant UNUM Life Ins. Co. of America.


DECISION AND ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISMISS

McMAHON, District Judge.

I. Introduction

This case involves a series of alleged machinations by Defendant Verizon Communications, Inc., its employee benefit plan, and the administrators of that plan, resulting in the underpayment of disability benefits to the plaintiff, Dov Fershtadt. Fershtadt requests relief under various provisions of the Employee Retirement Income and Security Act (ERISA...

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