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MELTON v. MELTON

No. 02-2984.

324 F.3d 941 (2003)

Alexandria M. MELTON, a minor, by and through her mother and next friend, Judy M. Melton, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Peggy D. MELTON, Deere & Company, and Life Insurance Company of North America, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 8, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph F. Fackel, Van Hooreweghe, Fackel & Thuline, Donovan S. Robertson (argued), Moline, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Richard M. Batcher, Bozeman, Neighbour, Patton & Noe, Moline, IL, for Defendant.

Philip E. Koenig (argued), Konecky, Koenig, Jutsunis & Weng, Rock Island, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and MANION and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

FLAUM, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff Alexandria Melton, the minor daughter of deceased Richard Melton and his former wife Judy Melton, and Defendant Peggy Melton, Richard Melton's most recent ex-wife, both claim entitlement to the group term life insurance proceeds from Richard Melton's employee benefits plan, which is regulated by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. Alexandria Melton argues that under Illinois...

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