ESTATE OF BLANCO v. PRUDENTIAL INS. CO. OF AMERICA

No. 08-2074.

606 F.3d 399 (2010)

The ESTATE OF Norman BLANCO, by its personal representative Steven C. Blanco, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, Pruvalue Insurance Benefits Trust, and Porsche Engineering Services, Incorporated, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 21, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George Plews (argued), Plews, Shadley, Racher & Braun, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Daniel J. McMahon, Edna S. Bailey (argued), Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before CUDAHY, FLAUM, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.


EVANS, Circuit Judge.

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