Legal Opinion
Hofer v. Unum Life Insurance Co. of America
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 17, 2006No. 19-9563PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARTZ, Circuit Judge.
On August 28, 1995, UNUM Life Insurance Company of America denied Dr. Paul Hofer’s claim for disability benefits. He submitted a second claim on September 22, 2001, which was denied on December 31 of that year. On January 15, 2002, Dr. Hofer filed this diversity suit in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas. See 28 U.S.C. § 1332 (granting diversity jurisdiction). Six months later UNUM reversed course and agreed to pay benefits and refund premiums covering January 1, 1998, through October 1, 2001. It also paid benefits due from October 1, 2001, to…
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