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Maddaloni v. Pension Trust Fund

SSA Board's Denial of 2018 Disability Pension Application Held Arbitrary, Capricious

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MEMORANDUM & ORDER Plaintiff Mark Maddaloni brings this action against the Pension Trust Fund of the Pension, Hospitalization and Benefit Plan of the Electrical Industry (the “Plan”) and the Board of Trustees of the Plan (the “Board”) under the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. §1001 et seq. (“ERISA”), claiming defendants improperly denied his application for a disability pension. The parties cross-moved for summary judgment. Because defendants’ denial of plaintiff’s pension application was arbitrary and capricious, defendants’ motion is denied, plaintiff’s motion is granted, and the case is remanded to the Board for further proceedings. BACKGROUND The following facts are taken from the parties’ Rule 56.1 statements and relevant portions of the record and are undisputed unless otherwise noted. I. Factual Background Mark Maddaloni, a former union electrician, is a participant in the Plan. Pl.’s Rule 56.1 Statement

3-4 (Dkt. #29-1); Defs.’ Rule 56.1 Statement 20 (Dkt. #27-1). The Plan is an employee benefit plan governed by ERISA that provides disability pensions to individuals who work or used to work in the electrical industry under a collective bargaining agreement negotiated by Local Union No. 3 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Defs.’ Rule 56.1 Statement

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