Crespo v. Unum Life Insurance Co. of America

How courts have described this case

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• noting that parties' cross-motions for summary judgment presented issue of whether insurer's actions were \arbitrary and capricious\
• noting that reliance on independent medical evaluations \is evidence of a thorough investigation\ and thus generally precludes finding that insurer's denial of claim was \arbitrary and capricious\
• discussing the “problem of 4 Case 1:21-cv-00323-TSC-GMH Document 22 Filed 06/06/22 Page 5 of 43 reviewing ERISA benefit claims on cross-motions for summary judgment” and strongly suggesting “parties consider proceeding by means of a trial on the papers under” Rule 52(a)
• in ERISA action discussing proceeding by means of a trial on the papers under Rule 52(a)
• “Clearly, it is more efficient to reach the same determination on the same record by skipping cross-motions for summary judgment and proceeding directly to a trial on the papers, where all possible issues can be resolved by the court.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).