Bradley Wojno v. Cigna Group Insurance et al

Filing 103

JUDGMENT by Judge John A. Kronstadt. (rne)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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11 BRADLEY WOJNO,
Plaintiff,

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Case No.: CV10-7238 JAK (JEM)
JUDGMENT

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v.

14 CIGNA GROUP INSURANCE, a
corporation; SALOMON SMITH
15 BARNEY LONG TERM DISABILITY
PLAN, an ERISA plan; ROES 1
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Defendants.

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This matter having come to trial, and the Court having considered the written

20 and oral argument of the Parties, the Court orders that Judgment be entered as
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Defendants Cigna Life Insurance Company of New York and the Salomon

23 Smith Barney Long Term Disability Plan shall reinstate Plaintiff Bradley Wojno
24 into active benefit payment status in the Plan retroactive to September 3, 2008, the
25 date his active participation in the Plan and monthly benefit payments were
26 terminated. Likewise, and to the extent they have not already done so, Defendants
27 shall pay to Plaintiff monthly disability benefits from September 3, 2008 to the
28 present, and shall continue to pay such benefits to Plaintiff so long as he is eligible

1 to receive those benefits under the terms of the Plan. Defendants shall pay to
2 Plaintiff pre-judgment interest in the amount to which they have agreed.
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Based on his reinstatement to active payment status in the Plan, Plaintiff shall

4 be eligible for other Plan benefits for which other disabled Plan participants are
5 eligible, if any, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and any other benefit
6 plans referenced therein.
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Finally, Plaintiff is awarded attorneys fees and costs in the amount agreed to

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10 Date: December 18, 2013
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The Hon. John A. Kronstadt
U.S. District Judge