Legal Opinion
Heffernan v. Unum Life Insurance Co. of America
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 11, 2004No. 02-3412PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAWSON, District Judge.
The plaintiff, Joan Heffernan, is a former litigation attorney who participated in an employee benefit plan provided by her former law firm. The parties agree that the plan constitutes an “employee welfare benefit plan” governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). See 29 U.S.C. § 1002(1)(A), et seq. Among the plan’s benefits afforded to Heffernan was a long-term disability insurance policy that provided monthly payments if a sickness or injury prevented her from performing the regular duties of her occupation. The policy was underwritten by the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. BruchSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Bob G. Wilkins v. Baptist Healthcare System, Inc. Life Insurance Company of North AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
- Terry Smith v. Ameritech Ameritech Publishing, Inc. Sickness and Accident Disability Benefit Plan Long Term Disability PlanCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1997
- Connie M. Miller v. Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
- Judith Perlman v. Swiss Bank Corporation Comprehensive Disability Protection PlanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Cady v. Hartford Life & Accidental InsuranceDistrict Court, D. Idaho · 2013
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