RUIZ v. CONTINENTAL CAS. CO.

No. 03-3911.

400 F.3d 986 (2005)

Alfredo RUIZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY and Sterling, Incorporated, Long Term Disability Plan, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 11, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nathaniel Ruff (argued), Merrillville, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Philip F. Brown (argued), Brenner, Brown, Golian & McCaffrey, Columbus, OH, for Defendants-Appellees.

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


MANION, Circuit Judge.

Alfredo Ruiz worked as a production supervisor for Application Engineering Corp. ("AEC"), a subsidiary of Sterling, Inc. ("Sterling"), where he participated in Sterling's long-term disability plan. When he was denied long-term disability benefits he sued the insurance company, Continental Casualty Co. ("Continental") and Sterling's disability plan. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants, holding that Continental's decision...

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