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LAIN v. UNUM LIFE INS. CO. OF AMERICA

No. 00-20889.

279 F.3d 337 (2002)

Ellen LAIN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 29, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D. Clote (argued), Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Douglas Kent Butler (argued), Figari, Davenport & Graves, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before BARKSDALE and STEWART, Circuit Judges, and ROSENTHAL, District Judge.

CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge:

UNUM Life Insurance Company of America ("UNUM") appeals the district court's award of disability benefits and attorneys' fees to Ellen Lain ("Lain"). For the reasons stated below, we affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Lain is a former partner in the law firm of Schlanger, Mills, Macer & Grossberg ("Schlanger") in Houston, Texas. She specialized in real estate...

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