{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"unum-life-insurance-company-of-america","displayName":"UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd38046:2024-12-16","opinionId":"067f8e1f-6eae-5a46-abab-0c0ae1ef2384","slug":"robert-l-hall-md-appellant-v-unum-life-insurance-company-of-america-respo-d38046","caseName":"ROBERT L. HALL, M.D., Appellant\nvs.\nUNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, Respondent","caseNumber":"SD38046","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2024-12-16","year":2024,"display_summary":"Robert Hall, M.D., appealed the trial court's grant of summary judgment to UNUM Life Insurance Company of America and denial of his own motion for summary judgment. Dr. Hall sought lifetime total disability benefits under a policy rider, arguing he was \"totally disabled\" prior to his age-60 policy anniversary, the policy's definition of total disability was ambiguous, or a genuine dispute of material fact existed. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment, finding no merit in Dr. Hall's arguments regarding policy interpretation or the existence of a factual dispute.","primaryTopic":"insurance","topicSlugs":["insurance","contracts","summary-judgment","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=215533","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/robert-l-hall-md-appellant-v-unum-life-insurance-company-of-america-respo-d38046","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"insurance-bad-faith","label":"Insurance Bad Faith","href":"/practice-areas/insurance-bad-faith","score":16,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: insurance","text: insurance company"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/insurance-bad-faith"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":15,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: summary-judgment","topic: appellate-procedure","text: summary judgment","fallback litigation route behind specific injury signal"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"},{"slug":"personal-injury","label":"Personal Injury","href":"/practice-areas/personal-injury","score":15,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: personal-injury","fallback personal-injury route behind specific injury signal"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/personal-injury"}],"role":"respondent"}]}