Legal Opinion
Backman v. Unum Life Insurance Co. of America
District Court, N.D. California
Decided June 8, 2016No. Case No. 14-cv-05433-YGRPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order Granting Motion for Judgment In Favor of Plaintiff; Granting Motion To Strike
YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Presently before the Court is Plaintiff Janet Backman’s (“Backman”) appeal of the denial by Defendant Unum Life Insurance Company of America (“Unum”) of disability benefits under a long term disability benefits plan covered by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001, et seq. The parties filed cross-motions for judgment under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 52 (Dkt. Nos. 23 and 26), and the Court heard the parties’ arguments on…
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