Legal Opinion
Linda B. Jones v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 11, 2000No. 1999PublishedCited by 178 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEARSE, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff Linda B. Jones appeals principally from so much of a final judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Kevin Thomas Duffy, Judge, as denied her attorney’s fees and a higher rate of prejudgment interest in connection with her successful claim against defendant UNUM Life Insurance Company of America (“UNUM”) under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. (1994) (“ERISA”), for long-term disability benefits. She also appeals from so much of a postjudgment order as denied her requests for…
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