KINKEAD v. SOUTHWESTERN BELL CORP.

No. 96-2282.

111 F.3d 67 (1997)

Sharon KINKEAD, Plaintiff — Appellant, v. SOUTHWESTERN BELL CORPORATION SICKNESS & ACCIDENT DISABILITY BENEFIT PLAN; Southwestern Bell Corp. Long Term Disability Plan for Salaried Employees; Southwestern Bell Corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided April 9, 1997.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing Denied May 14, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory G. Fenlon, St. Louis, MO, argued, for plaintiff-appellant.

David C. Welsch, St. Louis, MO, argued, for defendants-appellees.

Before FAGG and LOKEN, Circuit Judges, and KYLE, District Judge.


Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied May 14, 1997.

LOKEN, Circuit Judge.

Sharon Kinkead appeals the district court's1 dismissal of her ERISA benefit claims against Southwestern Bell Corporation (Bell) and two of its employee benefits plans. Agreeing that Kinkead's suit is barred by her failure to exhaust the plans' contractual appeal procedures, we affirm.

Following a traffic accident, Kinkead applied for...

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