Edwards v. The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company

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Edwards v. The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company

Plaintiff:	Sandra Edwards
Defendant:	The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company
Case Number:	3:2011cv00021
Filed:	January 6, 2011
Court:	US District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
Office:	Nashville Office
County:	Davidson
Presiding Judge:	John S. Bryant
Presiding Judge:	William J. Haynes
Nature of Suit:	Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
Cause of Action:	29 U.S.C. § 1132
Jury Demanded By:	None

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Date Filed	Document Text
May 25, 2012	Filing 37 MEMORANDUM OPINION OF THE COURT: Before the Court are the parties' motions for judgment based upon the administrative record of Plaintiffs application for long term disability ("LTD"). (Docket Entry Nos. 23 and 25). For the reasons set forth below, the Court concludes that the administrative record reflects that Plaintiff's condition of fibromyalgia, coupled with her other documented medical diagnosis, causes pain. As a matter of law, fibromyalgia is a condition that cannot b e documented by medical tests. This condition and the opinions of Plaintiff's primary treating physician and other treating physicians establish that Plaintiff cannot work and render Lincoln National's reliance on its consultants arbitrary and capricious. Signed by District Judge William J. Haynes, Jr on 5/25/2012. (eh)
September 26, 2011	Filing 22 AGREED PROTECTIVE ORDER signed by District Judge William J. Haynes, Jr on 9/26/2011. (hb)

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May 25, 2012

Filing 37 MEMORANDUM OPINION OF THE COURT: Before the Court are the parties' motions for judgment based upon the administrative record of Plaintiffs application for long term disability ("LTD"). (Docket Entry Nos. 23 and 25). For the reasons set forth below, the Court concludes that the administrative record reflects that Plaintiff's condition of fibromyalgia, coupled with her other documented medical diagnosis, causes pain. As a matter of law, fibromyalgia is a condition that cannot b e documented by medical tests. This condition and the opinions of Plaintiff's primary treating physician and other treating physicians establish that Plaintiff cannot work and render Lincoln National's reliance on its consultants arbitrary and capricious. Signed by District Judge William J. Haynes, Jr on 5/25/2012. (eh)

September 26, 2011

Filing 22 AGREED PROTECTIVE ORDER signed by District Judge William J. Haynes, Jr on 9/26/2011. (hb)

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Plaintiff: Sandra Edwards
Represented By:	Eric L. Buchanan
Represented By:	Jeremy L. Bordelon
Represented By:	Robert Scott Wilson
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Defendant: The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company
Represented By:	John M. Scannapieco
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