Legal Opinion
D'Elia v. Unum Life Insurance Co.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 15, 2016No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 15-3040PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Rufe, Judge.
Before the Court is Defendant’s Choice of Law Motion. For the following reasons, *383the Court will grant Defendant’s motion and hold that Plaintiffs claims against Defendant are governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”).1
I.FACTUAL BACKGROUND
The Complaint alleges that Plaintiff Frank D’Elia M.D., FACS has been a urological surgeon for thirty-five years. Between 1984 and 1997, Plaintiff purchased five disability income policies from Defendant Unum Life Insurance Company of America:
1. The 1984 Policy—Policy Number LAN70795.
2. The 1985…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Shaw v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Pilot Life Insurance v. DedeauxSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Donovan v. DillinghamCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Martin Hansen, Cross-Appellee v. The Continental Insurance Company and Commercial Insurance Company of Newark, New Jersey, Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- Mary Jane Wickman v. Northwestern National Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Barnes v. Provident Life and Accident Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Texas · 2020
- Shrago v. UNUM Life Insurance Company of AmericaDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 2021