O'Connor v. UNUM Life Insurance Co. of America

GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:

Mary O’Connor sued her former employer and its insurance company for their failure to pay long-term disability benefits under an employee benefit plan. The .district court dismissed the case against the insurance company because O’Connor failed to submit timely proof of her claim, and transferred the case against the employer (and the receiver thereof) to the Central District of California. For the reasons stated below we reverse.

I. Background

Western Federal Savings and Loan Association provided its employees with a long-term disability benefit plan insured by the UNUM…