Legal Opinion
Kellner v. First Unum Life Insurance
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 1, 2008No. 03 Civ. 5497(RJS)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
RICHARD J. SULLIVAN, District Judge.
Plaintiff Cynthia M. Kellner brings this action under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq., alleging that she was wrongfully denied disability benefits by Defendant First Unum Life Insurance Company (“First Unum”) under the terms of a long-term disability plan funded by her former employer, Nixon Peabody LLP (“Nixon” or “the firm”). First Unum counterclaims to recover benefits it alleges Kellner wrongfully received, as well as attorneys’ fees and costs related to this action.
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