MetLife Must Pay Disability to Man Jailed for Attempted Murder

May 8, 2025, 2:40 PM UTC

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company must pay disability benefits to a health system worker halted during his incarceration for attempted murder, a California federal judge ruled Wednesday.

Rick LaLonde oversaw sterile supplies for Providence Health & Services until February of 2017, when he quit working after being hit by a U-Haul that ran a stop sign, according to court records. He underwent a number of medical procedures—including spinal surgery—and suffered from mental health problems and suicidal ideations.

He was later arrested and charged with attempted murder stemming from a “domestic incident” following what he says was a mental breakdown in November ...

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