Legal Opinion
Radford Trust v. First Unum Life Insurance Co. of America
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided November 15, 2005No. CIV.A. 02-12477WGYPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
YOUNG, Chief Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
On behalf of its beneficiary, John Doe (“Doe”), the plaintiff Radford Trust (“Rad-ford”) brought suit against the defendant First Unum Life Insurance Company Of America (“First Unum”), alleging damages resulting from First Unum’s failure to pay long term benefits to Doe pursuant to the terms of an insurance policy First Unum issued to Doe. Compl. [Doc. No. 1] at 1. Radford sought relief under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1132, et seq. (Count I), and under Massachusetts law, including Mass. Gen. Laws ch.…
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