Williams v. First Unum Life Insurance

Robert L. Brown, Justice.

Appellant Melinda Williams, stice. James Elam (Elam), appeals the circuit court’s judgment in favor of appellee First Unum Life Insurance Company (First Unum) following a three-day jury trial. This court previously reversed and remanded this matter for a trial on the merits. See Elam v. First Unum Life Ins. Co., 346 Ark. 291, 57 S.W.3d 165 (2001) (reversed award of summary judgment to First Unum and remanded for a jury trial on issue ofwhethef the term “mental illness” as used in the insurance policy is ambiguous with respect to Elam’s diagnosis of bipolar affective…