SPERANDEO v. LORILLARD TOBACCO CO., INC.

No. 05-1916.

460 F.3d 866 (2006)

Dennis F. SPERANDEO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LORILLARD TOBACCO COMPANY, Incorporated, and Continental Casualty Company, also known as CNA, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 18, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John S. Bishof, Jr. (argued), Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Elizabeth G. Doolin (argued), Chittenden, Murday & Novotny, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before CUDAHY, RIPPLE and WOOD, Circuit Judges.


RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Dennis Sperandeo brought this action under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. He sought an award of disability payments under ERISA, 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1)(B), seeking disability income benefits from Lorillard Tobacco Company, Inc.'s ("Lorillard") Group Disability Income Insurance Policy, underwritten by Continental Casualty Company, also known as CNA ("CNA"). The district court...

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