Shepard v. Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston, No. 1:2017cv01055 - Document 36 (E.D. Va. 2018)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION Signed by District Judge Claude M. Hilton on 05/29/2018. (acha, )

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Shepard v. Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston Doc. 36 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Alexandria Division ROGER D. SHEPARD, Plaintiff, Civil Action No. l:17-cv-1055 V. LIBERTY LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF BOSTON, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION THIS MATTER comes before the Court on both Plaintiff and Defendants' Motions for Summary Judgment. Plaintiff was a former employee of The Turner Corporation where he worked as a Senior Construction Superintendent. On November 22, 2011, while still employed with Turner, Plaintiff was injured in a motor accident. Following the accident, an emergency physician tightly placed a neck brace on him resulting in additional injury. Plaintiff returned to work after the accident but by early 2013 his condition had deteriorated. In August 2013, Plaintiff filed for short term disability benefits under Liberty Life Assurance's Group Disability Income Policy. As part of the records Plaintiff submitted to Liberty for his claim, he included a report from one of his treating doctors. Dr. Grouse, Dockets.Justia.com

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