Bradley Wojno v. Cigna Group Insurance et al

Filing 111

JUDGMENT by Judge John A. Kronstadt, Related to: Judgment 103 . Defendants Cigna Life Insurance Company of New York and the Salomon Smith Barney Long Term Disability Plan shall reinstate Plaintiff Bradley Wojno into active benefit payment status in the Plan retroactive to September 3, 2008, the date his active participation in the Plan and monthly benefit payments wereterminated. Likewise, and to the extent they have not already done so, Defendants shall pay to Plaintiff monthly disability ben efits from September 3, 2008 to the present, and shall continue to pay such benefits to Plaintiff so long as he is eligible receive those benefits under the terms of the Plan. Defendants shall pay to Plaintiff pre-judgment interest in the amount of & #036;33,430.25. Based on his reinstatement to active payment status in the Plan, Plaintiff shall be eligible for other Plan benefits for which other disabled Plan participants are eligible, if any, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and any other benefit plans referenced therein. Finally, Plaintiff is awarded attorneys fees and costs in the amount of $145,675.00. (shb)

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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)

AMENDED JUDGMENT

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

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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 of $33,430.25.

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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 attorney’s fees and costs in the amount of

8 $145,675.00.

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10 Date: May 9, 2014
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The Hon. John A. Kronstadt
U.S. District Judge