Palmiotti v. MetLife, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13598 (S.D.N.Y. 2006).

Riemer & Associates has won a big victory in the Federal Court in Manhattan, convincing the Court that MetLife's determination was not only arbitrary and capricious but denied plaintiff a full and fair review. In vacating MetLife's determination the Court held:

MetLife's decision on Palmiotti's appeal was unsupported by substantial evidence because it was not based on a full and fair review of the initial decision and because material information was either ignored or was not solicited, and the information upon which MetLife did rely was fraught with errors.

This decision has established an important precedent that not only helps our client but other long term disability claimants.