Legal Opinion
Tavares v. Unum Corp.
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided September 2, 1998No. Civ.A. 96-614LPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
LAGUEUX, Chief Judge.
This matter is before the Court on the motion for summary judgment filed by defendant Unum Corporation (“UNUM” or “defendant”) pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the cross motion of Arlene Tavares (“Tavares” or “plaintiff’) for partial summary judgment. At issue is whether defendant, a Maine Corporation violated 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001 et seq., known as the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) specifically § 1133 and the regulations promulgated thereunder when it terminated plaintiffs partial disability benefits on…
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