Legal Opinion
Engleson v. Unum Life Insurance Co. of America
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 3, 2013No. 12-4049PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BERNICE BOUIE DONALD, Circuit Judge.
Jerry Engleson waited over eight years before seeking judicial review of his denied claim for long-term disability benefits. The terms of his disability plan, however, gave him a little more than three years to file such a suit. Despite Engleson’s best efforts to convince us otherwise, neither the law nor principles of equity allow us to excuse the tardiness of his suit. As a result, we AFFIRM the decision of the district court.
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Jerry Engleson was a Vice President at the Seibert-Keck Insurance Agency in Akron, Ohio. His responsibilities included…
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