Legal Opinion
Johnson v. First Unum Life Insurance
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 30, 1996No. 95 Civ. 10417 (BDP)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
PARKER, District Judge.
This action was originally filed in Supreme Court, Rockland County, on November 21, 1995. In her complaint, Judith Johnson (“Johnson”) alleges that the First Unum Life Insurance Company (“First Unum”) wrongfully withheld payment for her disability under her Long Term Disability Insurance policy issued by First Unum to Johnson’s employer Prodigy Services Company.
On December 11, 1995, defendant removed the action to this Court, alleging that the suit “arose” pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. §§…
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- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Robert C. Chilton v. Savannah Foods & Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
- Mercy Hospital Ass'n v. MiccioDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1985
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