Legal Opinion
Barnhart v. Unum Life Insurance Co. of America
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 28, 1999No. 98-3350PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NANGLE, Senior District Judge.
Janice M. Barnhart appeals the district court’s 2 grant of summary judgment to appellee UNUM Life Insurance Company of America (“UNUM”) upholding UNUM’s denial of her long-term disability benefits under a policy issued by UNUM to Boatmen’s Bancshares, Inc. (“Boatmen’s”) for the benefit of its eligible employees. She additionally appeals the district court’s denial of her “Motion for New Trial.” 3 We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
Janice Barnhart was employed by Boatmen’s Bank as a return items clerk in Kansas City from August 1989 until her alleged disability date of…
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- De Nobel v. Vitro Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1989
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- Chambers v. Family Health Plan Corp.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1996
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3Cited by83 opinions
- Mary L. Schatz v. Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company, Mutual of OmahaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2000
- William C. Davis, Cross-Appellee v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, and Regal-Beloit Corporation Long Term Disability PlanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
- Everett E. McGarrah v. Hartford Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2000
- Kenneth Coker, Sr. v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, A/K/A Metlife and Allstate Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2002
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