Legal Opinion
Shirley M. Critchlow v. First Unum Life Insurance Co. Of America
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 12, 2003No. Docket 02-7585PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judge KEARSE dissents in a separate opinion.
VAN GRAAFEILAND, Senior Circuit Judge.
On February 26, 1999, David Critchlow, the thirty-two year old son of Shirley Critchlow, died as the result of autoerotic asphyxiation, i.e. strangulation by a self-imposed noose around his neck. The groove in David’s neck that was caused by the strangulation is clearly visible in a postmortem photograph taken by the police, a tragic depiction that speaks for itself.
In the report of Dr. Ben Blecker, the prosecutor assigned in connection with the death, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Susan Defelice v. American International Life Assurance Company of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1997
- Jorita Padfield v. Aig Life Insurance Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
- Julia Brumfield Sims v. Monumental General Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- Diane Lee Sigler v. Mutual Benefit Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- Critchlow v. First Unum Life Insurance Co. of AmericaDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 2002
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Marianne Locher v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, Katten Muchin & ZavisCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
- Shirley M. Critchlow v. First Unum Life Insurance Company of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2004
- Easter v. Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca Prepaid Health PlanDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 2016
- Critchlow v. First Unum Life Insurance Co. of AmericaDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 2005
- United States v. VanhoesenDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 2008
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