Legal Opinion
Ross Glenn Moorman, Jr. v. UnumProvident
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 18, 2006No. 05-15383PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BIRCH, Circuit Judge:
The central issue in this interlocutory appeal is the proper reach of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. Ross Glenn Moorman, Jr., argues that the district court erred in ruling that ERISA governed the disability insurance plan provided by UnumProvident Corporation, Unum Life Insurance Company of America (“Unum Life”), and Unum Corporation (collectively “Appellees”). After careful review of the facts in this case, the relevant case law, and the underlying purposes of ERISA, we AFFIRM the district court’s ruling that…
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