Nugent v. Unum Life Insurance Co. of America

How courts have described this case

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• noting that striking parts of pleading under Rule 12(f) is a “drastic” and “disfavored” remedy
• dismissing the plaintiff’s intentional infliction of emotion distress claim because the injuries underpinning that claim stem from an alleged breach of contract
• dismissing the plaintiff’s intentional infliction of emotion distress claim because the injuries underpinning that claim stem from an alleged breach of contract
• dismissing tort claim where “[t]he common denominator of the allegations” underlying plaintiffs claim was “that they stem from the manner in which [defendant] processed her insurance claim.”
• “Dr. Nugent fails to plead sufficient facts that might constitute an independent tort, apart from the alleged injuries that are inextricably linked with Unum’s duty to perform its obligations under the contract.”

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