Legal Opinion
Chronister v. Unum Life Insurance Co. of America
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 30, 2009No. 07-3552PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAGNUSON, District Judge.
Appellant Sandra J. Chronister appeals the District Court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Appellee Unum Life Insurance Company of America (“Unum”). For the reasons that follow, we reverse.
Sandra Chronister was employed as a nurse at Baptist Health in Arkansas. In 1995, she was injured in a car accident, and thereafter sought disability benefits under Baptist Health’s long-term disability plan, which was insured and administered by Unum. Unum initially granted her application for disability benefits. At Unum’s urging, Chronister also applied for, and received,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. GlennSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
- Beverly D. Woo v. Deluxe Corp., Hartford Life Insurance Co., Doing Business as Itt Hartford, Inc., Sued as Hartford Life Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
- Champion v. Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2008
- Everett E. McGarrah v. Hartford Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2000
- Wakkinen v. Unum Life Insurance Co. of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
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3Cited by24 opinions
- LaAsmar v. Phelps Dodge Corp. Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment & Dependent Life Insurance PlanCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2010
- Williams v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2010
- Wrenn Ex Rel. S.W. v. Principal Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2011
- Carr v. Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2012
- Jones v. Unum Provident Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
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