Legal Opinion
King v. UNUM Life Insurance Co. of America
District Court, D. Maine
Decided September 19, 2002No. 2:02-cv-00120PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO DISMISS
SINGAL, District Judge.
Plaintiff has brought claims against her former employer and the Trustees of her employee benefit plan for reinstatement of benefits and breach of fiduciary duty. Presently before the Court are two motions filed by Defendant UNUM Life Insurance Company of America (“UNUM”): 1) Defendant’s Motion to Strike (Docket # 2) and 2) Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss (Docket #4). For the reasons discussed below, the Court GRANTS Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss and declares moot Defendant’s separate Motion to Strike.
I. MOTIONS TO DISMISS STANDARD
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- Pilot Life Insurance v. DedeauxSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Varity Corp. v. HoweSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Bob G. Wilkins v. Baptist Healthcare System, Inc. Life Insurance Company of North AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
- Gonzalez-Morales v. Hernandez-ArencibiaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2000
- Norma F. Roth v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
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