FRAHM v. EQUITABLE LIFE ASSUR. SOC. OF U.S.

No. 97-1912.

137 F.3d 955 (1998)

Dolores FRAHM, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF the UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 27, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lionel I. Brazen, Chicago, IL, Mark D. DeBofsky (argued), DeBofsky & DeBofsky, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Wilber H. Boies (argued), McDermott, Will & Emery, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before CUDAHY, EASTERBROOK, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.


EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Insurance agents affiliated with the Equitable Life Assurance Society receive medical benefits, as do retired agents. In 1988 the Equitable instituted a copayment program for all active and some retired agents; its right to do this was secure under both the medical care plan and the summary plan descriptions, which reserved the right to change the plan's terms (or end the plan altogether) at any time. See Murphy v. Keystone Steel &...

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