Legal Opinion

Allen v. Unum Life Insurance

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided August 5, 2005No. 04-3544UnpublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Per curiam

Plaintiff-Appellant Margaret Allen (“Allen”) appeals from the order of the district court granting judgment on the administrative record and denying her claim under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) § 502, 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1)(B), that UNUM Life Insurance Company of America (“UNUM”) wrongfully denied her long-term disability benefits. Allen argues that the district court erred in: (1) rejecting her judicial estoppel argument; and (2) failing to find that UNUM’s decision was arbitrary and capricious. For the reasons that follow, we AFFIRM the judgment of the district…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. New Hampshire v. MaineSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
  2. Black & Decker Disability Plan v. NordSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  3. Williams v. International Paper Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
  4. Carolyn Herzberger v. Standard Insurance Company, Beverly A. Johnson v. Prudential Insurance Company of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
  5. Daniel v. Eaton Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Delaney v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 2014
  2. Jensen v. Aetna Life InsuranceDistrict Court, W.D. Tennessee · 2014
  3. DWYER v. UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICADistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2021

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