Hangarter v. Provident
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Hangarter v. Provident Insurance Company, 373 F.3d 998 (9th Cir. 2004),[1] (UnumProvident, now referred to as Unum or Unum Group[2]), is a landmark decision by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on the issue of disability bad faith insurance law. Because California’s bad faith insurance law is often referred to in many states as a model nationwide, the 9th Circuit’s decision has a persuasive impact throughout the country.[3]
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Hangarter v. Provident | |
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Court | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
Full case name | Hangarter v. Provident Life & Accident Ins. Co. |
Decided | June 25, 2004 |
Citation(s) | 373 F.3d 998 |
Holding | |
Affirmed lower court's decision | |
Court membership | |
Judge(s) sitting | Alfred T. Goodwin, A. Wallace Tashima, Richard R. Clifton |
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