SCHULTZ v. AVIALL, INC. LONG TERM DISABILITY PLAN

No. 11-2889.

670 F.3d 834 (2012)

Kathleen G. SCHULTZ and Mary Kelly, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. AVIALL, INCORPORATED LONG TERM DISABILITY PLAN, Perkins Coie Long Term Disability Plan, and Prudential Insurance Company of America, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 2, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark D. DeBofsky (argued), Daley, DeBofsky & Bryant, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

John I. Grossbart (argued), SNR Denton US LLP, Chicago, IL, Michael S. Gugig , Saul Ewing LLP, Newark, NJ, for Defendants-Appellees.

Anna Crowell , Department of Labor, Plan Benefits Security Division, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and CUDAHY and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.


HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs Kathleen Schultz and Mary Kelly brought this putative class action under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. They seek to recover benefits under the long-term disability benefit plans maintained by their former employers (Aviall, Inc. and Perkins Coie, respectively) and issued by the Prudential Insurance Company of America. Like many private disability insurance plans...

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