Legal Opinion
Kaufman v. Unum Life Insurance Co. of America
District Court, D. Nevada
Decided July 18, 2011No. 2:06-CV-00621-ECR-LRLPublished
1Opinion of the Court
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EDWARD C. REED, JR., District Judge.
This action arises out of a dispute over an ERISA plan providing long-term disability benefits. Now pending are a motion for summary judgment (# 55) filed by Defendant, and a cross-motion for summary judgment (# 64) filed by Plaintiff. The motions are ripe, and we now rule on them.
I. Factual and Procedural Background
Plaintiff Joseph A. Kaufman, M.D. (“Kaufman”) worked as a cardiologist until 1998, when he suffered orthopedic and neurological injuries which have prevented him from working as a cardiologist. (Second Am. Compl. ¶ 9(# 18).) Since the…
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