Legal Opinion
Lain v. Unum Life Insurance Co. of America
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 29, 2002No. 00-20889PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge:
UNUM Life Insurance Company of America (“UNUM”) appeals the district court’s award of disability benefits and attorneys’ fees to Ellen Lain (“Lain”). For the reasons stated below, we affirm.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Lain is a former partner in the law firm of Schlanger, Mills, Macer & Grossberg (“Schlanger”) in Houston, Texas. She specialized in real estate, banking, and finance law. In late 1993, Lain began to suffer severe chest pains and on November 19, 1993, she sought treatment from Dr. John M. Bergland (“Bergland”), an internist. In January of 1994,…
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