Legal Opinion

Crespo v. Unum Life Insurance Co. of America

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided December 18, 2003No. 03 C 2813PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

DENLOW, United States Magistrate Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Wendy Crespo (“Crespo” or “Plaintiff’) seeks judicial review of the final decision of Unum Life Insurance Company of America (“Unum” or “Defendant”), denying her long term disability insurance benefits under a group policy issued to her employer, with its employees as beneficiaries. This matter comes before the Court on cross- motions for summary judgment and presents the issue of whether Unum was arbitrary and capricious in denying Crespo’s claim for long term disability benefits. For the reasons stated herein,…

2Cases cited34 opinions

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  4. Marlin SARCHET, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
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