Legal Opinion
Anderson v. Unum Life Ins. Co. of America
District Court, M.D. Alabama
Decided February 13, 2006No. 2:01 CV 894 DPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
DE MENT, Senior District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Plaintiff Donya Leigh Anderson (“Anderson”) brings this lawsuit against UNUM Life Insurance Company of America (“Unum”), challenging Unum’s decision to deny Anderson’s claim for long-term disability benefits under a group policy offered by her employer, Shaw Industries, Inc. (“Shaw Industries”). This cause arises under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461, and, specifically, is a claim for benefits pursuant to 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1)(B). The parties have stipulated that the merits…
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