Legal Opinion
Fier v. Unum Life Insurance Co. of America
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 4, 2011No. 09-17520PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
Robert B. Fier appeals the district court’s denial of benefits under two insurance policies that he purchased from Unum Life Insurance Company of America (Unum) while working at the Boyd Group. Fier v. Unum Life Ins. Co. of Am., No. 2:06-cv-01162-RLH-LRL, 2009 WL 3644187 (D.Nev. Nov.3, 2009). Both policies are maintained pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. Reviewing the district court’s legal conclusions de novo and its factual findings for clear error, Metro. Life Ins. Co. v.…
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