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NAT. PRODUCTION WORKERS UNION INS. TRUST v. CIGNA

No. 10-2948.

665 F.3d 897 (2011)

NATIONAL PRODUCTION WORKERS UNION INSURANCE TRUST, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CIGNA CORPORATION (d/b/a Cigna Group Insurance) and Life Insurance Company of North America, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 30, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald E. Cameron (argued), Attorney, New York, NY, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Daniel K. Ryan (argued), Stephen R. Swofford , Peter E. Pederson, Jr. (briefed), Attorneys, Hinshaw & Culbertson, LLP, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before BAUER, MANION, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

The old adage "don't sign it until you've read it" applies to unions just as it does to individuals. In this case, National Production Workers Union Insurance Trust (the "Trust" or "N.P.W.U.") and Life Insurance Company of North America ("LINA") executed group accident and group life insurance policies that omitted what the Trust considered to be a critical beneficiary provision. Nonetheless, the Trust...

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