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WELLPOINT, INC. v. JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INS. CO.

No. 08-2283.

576 F.3d 643 (2009)

WELLPOINT, INC., Wellpoint Health Networks Inc., and Unicare Life & Health Insurance Company, Petitioners-Appellees, v. JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 7, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey W. Sarles (argued), Mayer Brown LLP, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellee.

Jonathan C. Bunge (argued), Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellant.

Before BAUER, RIPPLE, and WOOD, Circuit Judges.

WOOD, Circuit Judge.

This case requires us to decide how deeply into the arbitral process a court should insert itself, once the proceeding is underway. Petitioner WellPoint Health Networks and affiliated companies (collectively, "WellPoint") prevailed in an arbitration proceeding and later petitioned the district court for confirmation of the award. The district court obliged, and now John Hancock Life Insurance Company, the losing party, has appealed. Before the...

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