FACIANE v. SUN LIFE ASSUR. CO. OF CANADA

No. 18-30918.

931 F.3d 412 (2019)

Michael FACIANE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED July 25, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pete Lewis , Lewis & Caplan, A.P.L.C., New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Byrne Joseph Decker , Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart, Portland, ME, Kristina Holmstrom , Ogletree Deakins, P.C., Phoenix, AZ, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before OWEN, SOUTHWICK, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.


Michael Faciane, a beneficiary of a long-term disability plan governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and administered by Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada, alleged that Sun Life had miscalculated his benefits since 2008. Sun Life argued that the contractual limitations period...

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