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VITALE v. LATROBE AREA HOSP.

No. 04-3243.

420 F.3d 278 (2005)

Joyce VITALE v. LATROBE AREA HOSPITAL, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

August 29, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terrence H. Murphy, William M. Hassan (Argued), Klett Rooney Lieber & Schorling, Pittsburgh, PA, for Appellant.

John E. Quinn (Argued), Sharon J. Newbrander, Evans Portnoy Quinn & O'Connor, Pittsburgh, PA, for Appellee.

Before ALITO and BECKER, Circuit Judges, and SHADUR, District Judge.

OPINION OF THE COURT

BECKER, Circuit Judge.

Latrobe Area Hospital ("Latrobe") appeals from a judgment against it in a dispute over ERISA retirement benefits.1 Latrobe denied early retirement benefits to plaintiff Joyce Vitale after determining that, because she was on long-term disability leave, she was not accruing benefits and so did not qualify for the early retirement incentive under the terms of the plan. After a bench trial...

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