Adamson v. Unum Life Insurance Co. of America

KELLY, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-Appellant Patricia Adamson appeals from the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Defendant-Appellee UNUM Life Insurance Company of America (“UNUM”). Mrs. Adamson was a participant in an employee benefit plan sponsored by her employer and governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461. The plan offered life insurance coverage to eligible employees and their spouses/dependents through UNUM. After the accidental death of her husband, UNUM paid Mrs. Adamson $100,000 in benefits, and denied her…