Legal Opinion
Weissman v. First Unum Life Insurance
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 1, 1999No. 98 Civ. 2458(CLB)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT & CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
BRIEANT, District Judge.
This ERISA case was tried to the Court without a jury on January 26, 1999, at which time the Court reserved decision. The Court sets forth below its Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law following the trial.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
The Parties
Plaintiff Jeffrey Weissman is a severely disabled, brain damaged person. His disability is the result of a devastating injury received in a motorcycle accident approximately six years ago. Before the accident, Mr. Weissman was a securities broker with A.R. Baron & Co., Inc. (“Baron”) and before that…
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