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WOLK v. UNUM LIFE INS. OF AMERICA

No. 98-3542.

186 F.3d 352 (1999)

Janice Bowers WOLK, Appellant, v. UNUM LIFE INSURANCE OF AMERICA.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed June 30, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Debra B. Todd (Argued), Carla L. Campbell, Todd & Associates, Pittsburgh, PA, for Appellant.

William J. Rogers (Argued), Thomson, Rhodes & Cowie, Pittsburgh, PA, for UNUM Life Insurance of America.

Before: GREENBERG, LEWIS, and BRIGHT, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

LEWIS, Circuit Judge.

In this appeal, we must determine whether the term "beneficiary," as defined under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act ("ERISA"), 29 U.S.C. § 1002(8), includes partner-employers who are designated to receive benefits under an "employee welfare benefit plan."1 We conclude that it does. Accordingly, we will affirm the judgment of...

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