Legal Opinion
Lyman v. Unum Grp.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 10, 2019No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 17-11530-JGDPublished
1Opinion of the Court
We received her completed claim on March 23, 2016. According to the Notice of Proof of Loss provisions in the policy (outlined below), her claim should have been received no later than February 27, 2016. Because we did not receive Ms. Lyman's claim by this date, we are unable to give consideration to her claim and benefits will not be payable. Her claim has been closed.
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Unum revised the letter denying Ms. Lyman LTD benefits twice. (PF ¶ 43). On June 23, 2016, Unum sent a letter to Ms. Lyman's attorney noting several changes to the decision, including the following:
• Unum had received…
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- Doyle v. Paul Revere Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998
- Orndorf v. Paul Revere Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2005
- Glista v. Unum Life Insurance Co. of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2004
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