Legal Opinion

Boykin v. UNUM Life Ins. Co. of America

District Court, E.D. California

Decided June 17, 2025No. 2:23-cv-01516Unknown

1Opinion

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 SAMUEL BOYKIN, No. 2:23-cv-01516-TLN-SCR 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER 14 UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, 15 Defendant. 16 17 18 Plaintiff Samuel Boykin (“Plaintiff”) was a former Maintenance Specialist for Valero 19 Services, Inc. (“Valero”) who suffered a lumbar fracture as a result of a motor vehicle accident 20 (“MVA”) in February 2014. In November 2016, Plaintiff applied for long-term disability 21 (“LTD”) benefits through his employer’s insurer, Unum Life Insurance Company of America 22 (“Unum”). In…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. BruchSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Gene S. Jacobsen, and Cross-Appellee v. Deseret Book Company, a Utah Corporation Dean Hughes, AndCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2002
  3. Abatie v. Alta Health & Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
  4. LOCKHEED CORP. Et Al. v. SPINKSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  5. Rex T. KEARNEY, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999

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