Legal Opinion
Little v. UNUMProvident Corp.
District Court, S.D. Ohio
Decided May 1, 2002No. C-2-01-1269PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
GRAHAM, District Judge.
This is an action filed by plaintiff Joyce Little against defendants UNUMProvident Corporation and UNUM Life Insurance Company of America. This matter is now before the court on defendants’ motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) and to strike plaintiffs jury demand.
A complaint may be dismissed for failure to state a claim only where it appears beyond doubt that the plaintiff can prove no set of facts in support of her claim which would entitle her to relief. Conley v. Gibson, 355 U.S. 41, 45-46, 78 S.Ct. 99, 2…
2Cases cited45 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Pilot Life Insurance v. DedeauxSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Ingersoll-Rand Co. v. McClendonSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
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