Legal Opinion
Baida v. First Unum Life Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 20, 2007No. 05-56923PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM **
Joanna Baida (“Baida”) filed suit against First Unum Life Insurance Company, et al. (“Unum”) pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), claiming she is entitled to long-term disability benefits under the Diversified Agency Services Group Benefits Plan (“the Plan”). After a bench trial, the district court entered judgment in favor of Unum. Because the parties are aware of the facts of this case, we do not recount them here. AVe have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. Reviewing de novo the district court’s choice and application of the standard of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. BruchSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Abatie v. Alta Health & Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
- Donald Jebian v. Hewlett-Packard Company Employee Benefits Organization Income Protection Plan Erisa PlanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
- Silver v. Executive Car Leasing Long-Term Disability PlanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
- Baer v. Associated Life Insurance Co.California Court of Appeal · 1988
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Carder-Cowin v. UNUM Life Insurance Co. of AmericaDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 2008
- Alloway v. ReliaStar Life Ins. Co.District Court, C.D. California · 2008