BLACK v. LONG TERM DISABILITY INS.

No. 07-3550.

582 F.3d 738 (2009)

Elizabeth BLACK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LONG TERM DISABILITY INSURANCE, sponsored by Milwaukee World Festival, Inc. as plan administrator, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 18, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark D. Debofsky (argued), Daley, Debofsky & Bryant, Chicago, IL, Janice A. Rhodes, Kravit, Hovel, Krawczyk & Leverson, Milwaukee, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

M. Christine Cowles, Quarles & Brady, Milwaukee, WI, Michael J. Smith, W. Sebastian Von Schleicher (argued), Smith, Von Schleicher & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before EVANS, WILLIAMS, and TINDER, Circuit Judges.


WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

For many years Elizabeth Black served as executive director of Milwaukee World Festival, Inc. ("MWF"), the organization that operates Summerfest, an annual 11-day music festival in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. As a benefit of her employment with MWF, Black received long-term disability insurance coverage under an insurance plan ("the Plan") that is underwritten and administered by Standard Insurance Company. In August 2003, Black informed MWF's president...

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