TATE v. LONG TERM DISABILITY PLAN SALARIED EMPLOY.

Nos. 07-1022, 07-1116.

545 F.3d 555 (2008)

Jo Ann TATE, Plaintiff-Appellee, Cross-Appellant, v. LONG TERM DISABILITY PLAN FOR SALARIED EMPLOYEES OF CHAMPION INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION #506, Defendant-Appellant, Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 19, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark D. Debofsky (argued), Daley, Debofsky & Bryant, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

John J. Michels, Jr. (argued), McGuirewoods, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before POSNER, KANNE, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

Jo Ann Tate claims that the administrator of her employer's long-term disability plan (the "Plan") violated the Employment Retirement Income Security Act ("ERISA"), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001 et seq., when, after four years, it terminated her long-term disability benefits. The Plan's determination was based on its conclusion that despite Tate's long history of psychiatric difficulties, including a major depressive disorder and bipolar...

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