ALLISON v. UNUM LIFE INS. CO. OF AMERICA

No. 03-5052.

381 F.3d 1015 (2004)

Peggy I. ALLISON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

August 25, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph F. Clark, Jr., Tulsa, OK, for Appellant.

Thayla Painter Bohn (with John R. Woodard, III on the brief), Feldman, Franden, Woodard Farris & Bourdreaux, Tulsa, OK, for Appellee.

Before HENRY, HOLLOWAY, and O'BRIEN, Circuit Judges.


HENRY, Circuit Judge.

Peggy Allison challenges the decision by UNUM's claims administrator to deny long-term disability benefits under her employer's group disability plan. Ms. Allison suffers from multiple endocrine neoplasia type I (MEN-I syndrome), a relatively uncommon inherited disease that often causes overactivity and enlargement of certain endocrine glands, including the parathyroid and the pancreas.

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