Legal Opinion

Jeffrey Scott Smith v. Unum Life Insurance Company of American and Unum Group

District Court, E.D. Tennessee

Decided July 6, 2026No. 1:21-cv-00294Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA JEFFREY SCOTT SMITH, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) 1:21-CV-294-KAC-CHS ) UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF ) AMERICAN and UNUM GROUP; ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER This action is before the Court on Chief United States Magistrate Judge Christopher H. Steger’s “Report and Recommendation” (the “Report”) [Doc. 67] and Plaintiff Jeffrey Scott Smith’s “Objections” [Doc. 73]. As set forth below, the Court (1) ADOPTS the conclusions of the Report [Doc. 67], (2) OVERRULES Plaintiff’s Objections [Doc. 73], (3) GRANTS the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. United States v. RaddatzSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. Metropolitan Life Insurance v. GlennSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
  3. Joan Hangarter v. Provident Life and Accident Insurance Company, and the Paul Revere Life Insurance Company Unumprovident Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
  4. Becky Cooper v. Life Insurance Company of North America, Ace Ina Long Term Disability Plan, and Ace Ina Holdings, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2007
  5. Raymond Shaw v. AT&T Umbrella Benefit PlanCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2015

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