(DOWNLOAD) "Caffey v. Unum Life Insurance Co." by Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals " Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Caffey v. Unum Life Insurance Co.
- Author : Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
- Release Date : January 03, 2002
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 71 KB
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In this pro se appeal, the plaintiff Rosalyn Caffey challenges a number of rulings by the district court in her suit to recover long-term disability benefits under an employee welfare plan. The defendant UNUM Life Insurance Company ("UNUM"), which administers claims for the plaintiffs long-term disability insurance plan, initially denied Caffeys disability claim. Caffey filed suit against UNUM under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act ("ERISA") to compel payment of benefits. The district court granted summary judgment to UNUM, but the Sixth Circuit reversed. On remand, the district court granted summary judgment to Caffey on her claim to recover benefits. On appeal, Caffey argues: (1) that the district court erred in ruling that her state-law claims were preempted by ERISA; (2) that the district court erred in finding that she was not entitled to certain equitable relief; (3) that the district court erred in failing to impose a statutory penalty for UNUMs failure to supply certain plan information on request; (4) that the district court erred in its calculation of prejudgment interest; (5) that the district court erred in declining to award postjudgment interest on its award of legal fees and prejudgment interest; (6) that the district courts findings of fact concerning UNUMs bad faith were in error; and (7) that the district court omitted one months payment of disability benefits in calculating its award. After reviewing the briefs and the record of the proceedings below, we determine that the district court erred only in failing to order payment of postjudgment interest on its prejudgment interest and attorney fees awards. We therefore AFFIRM IN PART, REVERSE IN PART, and REMAND to the district court solely for the purpose of entering an appropriate award for postjudgment interest.