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TRUITT v. UNUM LIFE INS. CO. OF AMERICA

No. 12-50142.

729 F.3d 497 (2013)

Terri TRUITT, also known as Truitt Terri Griffith, Plaintiff-Appellee v. UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 6, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rickey J. Brantley , Attorney, Fort Worth, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Lauren Ann Welch , Director, McCranie, Sistrunk, Anzelmo, Hardy, McDaniel & Welch, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before DAVIS, GRAVES and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.

HIGGINSON, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff-Appellee Terri Truitt claimed that her lower-back, leg, and foot pain prevented her from working as an attorney. Defendant-Appellant Unum Life Insurance Company of America ("Unum") awarded Truitt long-term disability benefits. Years later, a former companion of Truitt provided Unum with emails indicating that, while claiming to be disabled, Truitt engaged in activities, such as traveling abroad, that were inconsistent with her asserted...

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