John W. Dishman v. Unum Life Insurance Company Of America

269 F.3d 974 (9th Cir. 2001) JOHN W. DISHMAN, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE-CROSS-APPELLANT, v. UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA; THE ADAMS, DUQUE & HAZELTINE LONG TERM DISABILITY INCOME PLAN, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS-CROSS-APPELLEES. Nos. 99-55963, 99-56077 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT Argued and Submitted February 13, 2001 Filed October 17, 2001 [Copyrighted Material Omitted][Copyrighted Material Omitted] Lesley C. Green and Russell G. Petti, Bannan, Green & Frank, Los Angeles, California, for defendants/appellants Unum Life Insurance Company of America and The Adams, Duque & Hazeltine Long Term Disability Income Plan. Thomas E. Shardlow and Patricia G. Vick, Law Offices of Shardlow & Vick, Pasadena, California, for appellee/cross-appellant John Dishman. Henry Solano, Marc I. Machiz, and Marcia Bove, Department of Labor, Washington, D.C., for amicus curiae United States. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California; J. Spencer Letts, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-96-00015-JSL Before: Beezer, T.G. Nelson, and Berzon, Circuit Judges. ORDER 1 The Opinion filed May 8, 2001, is withdrawn. A revised…