Legal Opinion
Scott v. UNUM Life Insurance Co. of America
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 19, 2011No. 46,652-CAPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtDrew, J.
|, Unum Life Insurance Company appeals a judgment ordering it to pay continued disability benefits, attorney fees, and a penalty to Gary Scott.
We amend the judgment to reduce the penalty and attorney fees awarded, and as amended, we affirm the judgment.
FACTS
Gary Scott, who was born in 1954, was employed as a master plumber and pipefit-ter at the University of Louisiana at Monroe (“ULM”), where he worked for 16 years. Scott began paying for disability insurance while working at ULM.
The disability insurance was originally offered through another insurer before Unum took over the program. The…
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- Brown v. Texas-LA Cartage, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1998
- Durio v. Horace Mann Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2011
- Graves v. Riverwood Intern. Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2007
- Hays v. Christus Schumpert Northern LouisianaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2011
- Bischoff v. Old Southern Life Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1987
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