Legal Opinion
Kevin McCann v. Unum Provident
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 5, 2018No. 16-2014PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCIRICA, Circuit Judge.
This appeal addresses two principal issues: First, whether a group insurance plan is governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001 , et seq ., and second, whether the physician-claimant was incorrectly denied his disability benefit payments.
Plaintiff-appellant, Dr. Kevin McCann, is a radiologist certified in the specialty of interventional radiology. The gravamen of this appeal concerns a supplemental long-term disability insurance policy Dr. McCann purchased from defendant, Provident Life and Accident Insurance Company.…
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