Legal Opinion
PATRICK TORRES, — v. UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, —
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 22, 2005No. 03-3852PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
Patrick Torres appeals from the summary judgment order entered on behalf of UNUM Life Insurance Company of America in this suit to enforce his rights under a long-term disability plan issued and administered by UNUM. UNUM denied Torres’s application for benefits. After exhausting his administrative remedies, Torres brought this action under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). Because the record reveals that UNUM abused its discretion in denying Torres’s application, we reverse.
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. BruchSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Beverly D. Woo v. Deluxe Corp., Hartford Life Insurance Co., Doing Business as Itt Hartford, Inc., Sued as Hartford Life Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
- Jane Donaho v. Fmc Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, as Plan Administrator of the Fmc Long-Term Disability PlanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
- Mary L. Schatz v. Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company, Mutual of OmahaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2000
- Barnhart v. Unum Life Insurance Co. of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
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