RAY v. UNUM LIFE INS. CO. OF AMERICA

No. 01-1466.

314 F.3d 482 (2002)

Pamela A. RAY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, a Maine corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

December 20, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark E. Schmidtke (Sandra L. Spencer, White and Steele, P.C., Denver, CO, with him on the briefs), Hoeppner Wagner & Evans, L.L.P., Valparaiso, IN, for the Defendant-Appellant.

James A. Cederberg, Buchanan, Jurdem & Cederberg, P.C., Denver, CO, for the Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before HENRY, Circuit Judge, BRORBY, Senior Circuit Judge, and LUCERO, Circuit Judge.


LUCERO, Circuit Judge.

This case lies at the intersection of evolving circuit jurisprudence on judicial review of employee disability claims under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act ("ERISA"). Pamela A. Ray, a partner at a national law firm, filed suit against UNUM Life Insurance Company of America ("UNUM") under ERISA, 29 U.S.C. § 1132, seeking long-term disability benefits pursuant to her firm's disability plan. After a bench trial, the United States...

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