Bjelopetrovich v. UNUM Life Insurance Co. of America

Memorandum Opinion and Order

Elaine E. Bucklo, United States District Judge

In this action, plaintiff Janice Bjelope-trovich seeks ERISA review of defendant’s denial of life insurance benefits to which she claims she is entitled under her deceased husband Bozidar’s employer-sponsored benefits plan.1 Before me are the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment, which turn, the parties agree, on the resolution of a single dispositive issue: whether the terms of the plan required Bozidar to submit for defendant’s approval an “evidence of insurability” form to obtain the coverage promising the…