James Moss v. UNUM Group
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM: *
Plaintiff-Appellant James L. Moss alleges that Defendants-Appellees (collectively “Unum”) unlawfully denied his claim for total disability benefits under two insurance policies governed by the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”). The district court dismissed Moss’s claims with prejudice for failure to exhaust administrative remedies. We affirm.
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Unum issued two disability insurance policies to Moss, a urologist. Moss suffers from osteoarthritis. He alleges that his condition prevents him from performing urological surgery.
Moss filed a claim with Unum for…
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- Bourgeois v. Pension Plan for the Employees of Santa Fe International CorporationsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
- Carolyn Lacy v. Fulbright & Jaworski, Limited Liability Partnership Long Term Disability Plan Unum Life Insurance Company of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005
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