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First Unum Life Insurance Company

30 federal employment cases from public court records (20002025)

27 with a published ruling · 3 open dockets

What public court records show

Public federal court records list First Unum Life Insurance Company as an employer in 30 employment matters between 2000 and 2025.

Of the 26 matters with a recorded outcome, the most common were: 11 ended in a ruling for the employer, 6 had a mixed result, 5 were sent back to a lower court, and 2 were dismissed.

Workers obtained a favorable ruling in about 4% of matters with a recorded outcome.

The most common claims on record were Discrimination, Breach Of Contract, and Failure To Accommodate.

Cases were filed across 10 states, most often in NY.

These figures summarize publicly available U.S. federal court records only. Most workplace disputes are resolved privately and never appear in litigation. A case outcome reflects many factors and is not a finding that any employer violated the law.

30
Federal Cases
4%
Plaintiff Win Rate

Does not imply wrongdoing — many cases are dismissed or resolved without findings of liability.

10
States
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About this employer

First Unum Life Insurance Company appears in 26 federal employment-law court rulings on record. These cases sit within the financial services sector, where Sarbanes-Oxley and Dodd-Frank whistleblower protections often supplement standard Title VII claims. The set below covers rulings that produced written federal-court decisions; private settlements, EEOC charges resolved without litigation, and state-court cases are not included.

The cases primarily involve Discrimination (4 of 26), Breach of Contract (3 of 26). Browse the linked claim hubs for outcome statistics and other employers facing the same allegations. Discrimination and Breach of Contract.

Rulings span New York (5), California (5), Ohio (3), Massachusetts (2). New York is an EEOC deferral state, which extends the federal Title VII / ADA / ADEA filing deadline from 180 to 300 days. Browse state-specific employment rulings for jurisdictional patterns. New York rulings, California rulings, Ohio rulings and Massachusetts rulings.

Case Outcomes

Defendant Win
11 (42%)
Mixed Result
6 (23%)
Remanded
5 (19%)
Dismissed
2 (8%)
Plaintiff Win
1 (4%)
Settlement
1 (4%)

Case Stages

The stage at which courts issued First Unum Life Insurance Company’s 26 stage-identified rulings.

Appeal
19 (73%)
Summary judgment
2 (8%)

Of the 2 summary-judgment rulings, 1 ended the case in First Unum Life Insurance Company’s favor and 1 let the worker’s claims continue.

Motion to dismiss
3 (12%)
Settlement / consent decree
1 (4%)
Other rulings
1 (4%)
What do these stages mean?
Appeal
A higher court reviewing an earlier decision. Many published opinions come from this stage, after a lot has already happened in the case.
Summary judgment
A ruling where the judge decides the case — or part of it — without a trial, because one side argues the key facts are not in dispute. For workers, getting past this step is often the biggest hurdle.
Motion to dismiss
An early request — usually by the employer — to throw the case out before any evidence is gathered.
Settlement / consent decree
The two sides resolved the dispute by agreement, sometimes with court approval. Most settlements are private and never show up in published opinions.
Other rulings
Procedural decisions and orders that do not fit the main stages above.

Published federal-court opinions only — most workplace disputes are resolved privately. This is not anyone’s odds, and not a finding that any employer violated the law.

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Federal cases

public court records

One row per case · a badge means the case reached a published ruling · plaintiff names redacted

Employee v. First Unum Life Insurance Company
E.D. Cal. · Nov 2025 · California · Discrimination
Defendant Win
Employee v. First UNUM Life Insurance Company
S.D.N.Y. · Mar 2025 · New York · Discrimination
Remanded
Employee v. UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA
D. Me. · Nov 2024 · Maine
Remanded
Employee v. First Unum Life Insurance Company
S.D.N.Y. · May 2024 · New York
Dismissed
Employee v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America
D. Colo. · Apr 2024
Open docket
Employee v. UNUM Life Insurance Company of America
D. Minn. · Mar 2024 · Minnesota · Erisa Benefits Denial
Defendant Win
Employee v. UNUM Life Insurance Company of America
N.D. Cal. · Oct 2023 · California
Remanded
Employee v. UNUM Life Insurance Company of America
S.D. Ohio · Jun 2022 · Ohio · Erisa Violation
Mixed Result
Employee v. First UNUM Life Insurance Company
S.D.N.Y. · Apr 2022 · New York
Settlement
Employee v. First UNUM Life Insurance Company
S.D.N.Y. · Apr 2022 · New York
Open docket
Employee v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America (JRG3)
E.D. Tenn. · Mar 2022 · Tennessee · Erisa Disability Benefits Denial
Defendant Win
Employee v. First UNUM Life Insurance Company
S.D.N.Y. · Mar 2022 · New York · Breach of Contract
Mixed Result
Employee v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America
E.D. Mich. · Dec 2021 · Michigan · Erisa Violation
Remanded
Employee v. First Unum Life Insurance Company
D. Mass. · Oct 2021 · Massachusetts · Erisa Violation
Defendant Win
Employee v. UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA
E.D. Pa. · Jul 2021 · Pennsylvania · Erisa Benefits Denial
Remanded
Employee v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America
N.D. Ohio · Mar 2021 · Ohio · Erisa - Long-term Disability Benefits Denial
Defendant Win
Employee v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America
D. Ariz. · Mar 2021 · Arizona · Erisa - Denial Of Benefits
Defendant Win
Employee v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America
D. Minn. · Dec 2020 · Minnesota · Erisa - Denial Of Benefits
Defendant Win
Employee v. UNUM Life Insurance Company of America
N.D. Cal. · Nov 2020 · California · Erisa Benefits Denial
Mixed Result
Employee v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America
E.D. Cal. · Oct 2020 · California · Erisa - Disability Benefits Denial
Mixed Result
Employee v. UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA
E.D. Pa. · Jul 2020 · Pennsylvania · Erisa - Long-term Disability Benefits Denial
Defendant Win
Employee v. UNUM Life Insurance Company of America
E.D. Cal. · Apr 2020 · California · Erisa - Benefits Denial
Mixed Result
Employee v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America
N.D. Ohio · Feb 2020 · Ohio · Erisa - Denial Of Disability Benefits
Defendant Win
Employee v. UNUM Life Insurance Company of America
D. Mass. · Sep 2018 · Massachusetts · Discrimination
Dismissed
Employee v. UNUM Life Insurance Company of America
E.D. Ky. · Aug 2018
Open docket
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Data sourced from public federal court records via CourtListener.com. Case outcomes extracted using AI analysis. This information is for educational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. The presence of an employer on this page does not imply wrongdoing — many cases are dismissed or resolved without findings of liability.