![]() ¶ 10.) According to the Complaint, Matrix approved the STD benefits (and IES paid that benefit), but denied the LTD benefits. ¶ 9.) Watkins applied for both short-term disability ("STD") and long-term disability ("LTD") benefits. ![]() ¶ 8.) "By virtue of medical impairments, and according to medical personnel," Watkins asserts that he "is permanently and totally disabled." ( Id. ¶ 6.) Per the Complaint, Matrix is the "Plan Administrator" for the Plan, and IES was the party required to pay any sum afforded to Watkins under the Plan. § 1132(a)(1)(B).Īccording to the Complaint, Watkins "was a full-time employee of" IES "for a sufficient time period so as to be eligible for coverage under the terms of an insurance contract underwritten by Defendant Matrix." (Compl. ("IES"), asserting wrongful denial of long-term disability benefits under IES's short-and long-term disability plan, pursuant to 29 U.S.C. ![]() ("Matrix"), Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company ("Reliance"), and International Electrical Service, Inc. Plaintiff Monte Watkins ("Watkins") filed this action in Jefferson County Circuit Court on August 11, 2015, against Defendants Matrix Absence Management, Inc. Fully briefed, this matter is ripe for decision. and Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company to dismiss the claims against them pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). This matter is before the Court on a motion by Defendants Matrix Absence Management, Inc.
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