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CRUTHIS v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INS. CO.

No. 03-2648.

356 F.3d 816 (2004)

Shannon CRUTHIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 2, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lance R. Mallon, Elizabeth Parker (argued), Mallon Law Firm, Wood River, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Steven P. Mandell, Michael A. Rakov (argued), Mandell, Menkes & Surdyk, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

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

FLAUM, Chief Judge.

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company ("MetLife") appeals the district court's remand of this ERISA case to Illinois state court, and argues that the case should be heard in federal court. For the reasons stated herein, we reverse.

I. BACKGROUND

Shannon Cruthis alleges that she became disabled in 2001. She therefore sought to recover the benefits she believed were due under the terms of her employee benefit plan. However, her insurer...

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