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RAVENCRAFT v. UNUM LIFE INS. CO. OF AMERICA

No. 98-6137.

212 F.3d 341 (2000)

Richard L. RAVENCRAFT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: May 12, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard W. Martin (argued and briefed), Martin, Justice, Vincent & Lavender, Ashland, Kentucky, for Appellant.

Ann M. Turner (argued), Pamela J. Ledford (briefed), Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellee.

Before: WELLFORD, SILER, and GILMAN, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

WELLFORD, Circuit Judge.

Richard L. Ravencraft filed suit in Kentucky state court for disability benefits under an employer-sponsored plan through defendant, UNUM Life Insurance Company of America ("UNUM"). Asserting that the plan was governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act ("ERISA"), 29 U.S.C. § 1001, et seq., UNUM removed the case to federal court based upon federal question jurisdiction. The district court granted summary...

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