Legal Opinion
Arnold v. Unum Life Insurance Co. of America
District Court, N.D. California
Decided July 20, 2010No. C 09-0671 CRBPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN FAVOR OF PLAINTIFF IN PART AND IN FAVOR OF DEFENDANT IN PART
CHARLES R. BREYER, District Judge.
The question presented in this insurance dispute is whether the Defendant Unum Life Insurance Company of America (“UNUM”) abused its discretion when it concluded that a settlement payment Plaintiff, an UNUM policyholder, received from his former employer triggered a third-party settlement “offset” provision in the parties’ disability insurance contract, thereby reducing Plaintiffs disability benefits by almost $35,000.
For the reasons explained below, the Court finds…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Abatie v. Alta Health & Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
- Patricia Fuller v. City of Oakland, California George Hart Antonio RomeroCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
- Montour v. Hartford Life & Accident InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009
- June Saffle v. Sierra Pacific Power Company Bargaining Unit Long Term Disability Income PlanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
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3Cited by3 opinions
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