BLANKENSHIP v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INS. CO.

Civil Action No. 08-AR-0639-S.

686 F.Supp.2d 1227 (2010)

Frank BLANKENSHIP, Plaintiff and counter-defendant, v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant and counterclaimant.

United States District Court, N.D. Alabama, Southern Division.

Order Amending Opinion January 21, 2010.

Order Denying Motion to Vacate Opinion February 11, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Pennington, Pennington Law Firm LLC, Birmingham, AL, for Plaintiff and counter-defendant.

James S. Christie, Jr., Brian M. Vines, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, Birmingham, AL, for Defendant and counter-claimant.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

WILLIAM M. ACKER, JR., District Judge.

Plaintiff, Frank Blankenship ("Blankenship"), invoking 29 U.S.C. § 1132, the enforcement provision of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"), claims that he has been wrongfully denied long-term disability ("LTD") benefits by defendant, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company ("MetLife"). MetLife counterclaims, seeking to offset benefits paid to Blankenship by any Social...

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