DWYER v. UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA COLLEEN DWYER : : v. : CIVIL ACTION NO. 19-4751 : UNUM LIFE INSURANCE : COMPANY OF AMERICA : McHugh, J. July 8, 2021 MEMORANDUM I. Introduction This is an appeal of Defendant Unum’s denial of Plaintiff Colleen Dwyer’s claim for long term disability benefits arising under ERISA, 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a). In 1998, Ms. Dwyer suffered a double amputation below the knee. She had previously been diagnosed with Meniere’s disease, which periodically gives her extreme nausea and vertigo, among other symptoms. Despite these…