Legal Opinion
Rosalyn Caffey v. Unum Life Insurance Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 3, 2002No. 00-5983PublishedCited by 119 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MOORE, Circuit Judge.
In this pro se appeal, the plaintiff Rosalyn Caffey challenges a number of rulings by the district court in her suit to recover long-term disability benefits under an employee welfare plan. The defendant UNUM Life Insurance Company (“UNUM”), which administers claims for the plaintiffs long-term disability insurance plan, initially denied Caffe/s disability claim. Caffey filed suit against UNUM under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) to compel payment of benefits. The district court granted summary judgment to UNUM, but the Sixth Circuit…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. v. BonjornoSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Rush Prudential HMO, Inc. v. MoranSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
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3Cited by119 opinions
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