Legal Opinion
Merrimon v. Unum Life Insurance Co. of America
District Court, D. Maine
Decided February 3, 2012No. Docket No. 1:10-CV-447-NTPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND CLASS CERTIFICATION
NANCY TORRESEN, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Plaintiffs Denise Merrimon and Bobby S. Mowery are beneficiaries of group life insurance policies administered by the Defendant, Unum Life Insurance Company of America (“Unum”). These policies are governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) and Maine state law. This case comes before the Court on the Plaintiffs’ motion for partial summary judgment regarding Unum’s liability for: (1) breach of plan provisions and fiduciary duty under ERISA, (2) breach of…
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Connie Edmonson v. Lincoln National Life InsurancCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2013
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- Vander Luitgaren v. Sun Life Assurance Co.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 2012
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