Williams v. UNUM Life Ins. Co. of America

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ELLIS, District Judge.

This ease presents an issue that has inspired little judicial consensus, namely, whether a plaintiff is entitled to a jury trial when seeking to recover payments allegedly due her under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq.

I

On August 1, 1990, defendant UNUM Life Insurance Company of America (“UNUM”) issued plaintiff Jean B. Williams a certificate of insurance pursuant to a Group Long Term Disability Insurance Policy Contract (the “Plan”) with her then employer, Capitol Realty Limited Partnership d/b/a Prudential…