District Court, W.D. New York January 26, 2004, 1:00-cv-01018 (Doe v. Cigna Life Insurance Co. of New York)

DECISION & ORDER

SKRETNY, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

In this case, Plaintiff John Doe seeks to recover long-term disability benefits from Defendants Cigna Life Insurance Company of New York (“Cigna”) and Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston (“Liberty”) pursuant to § 502(a)(1)(B) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”).