Duggal v. Liberty Life Assurance Co. of Boston

Saundra Brown Armstrong

PAMELA E. COGAN (SBN 105089)

ALEXIS F. KENT (SBN 267800)

ROPERS, MAJESKI, KOHN & BENTLEY

Attorneys for Defendant,

LIBERTY LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF BOSTON

FRANK N. DARRAS (SBN 128904)

LISSA A. MARTINEZ (SBN 206994)

SUSAN B. GRABARSKY (SBN 203004)

PHILLIP S. BATHER (SBN 273236)

DARRASLAW

Attorneys for Plaintiff,

VIJAY DUGGAL

Pursuant to the stipulation of the parties that Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston shall be liable for any judgment or settlement concerning the payment or non-payment of long term disability benefits, interest, attorneys' fees and/or costs that may result from this action as if it were the Plan; and Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston shall not contend that the action has been rendered defective as a result of the Plan having been dismissed from this action at any time during the course of this litigation,

IT IS ORDERED that the Plan is hereby dismissed from this action without prejudice, and each party shall bear its own attorney's fees and costs directly related to the dismissal of this Defendant.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Hon. Saundra Brown Armstrong