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SPRADLEY v. OWENS-ILL. EMPLOYEES WELFARE BEN. PLAN

No. 10-7100.

686 F.3d 1135 (2012)

Tommy E. SPRADLEY, an individual resident of Wagoner County, Oklahoma, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. The OWENS-ILLINOIS HOURLY EMPLOYEES WELFARE BENEFIT PLAN, an entity amenable to suit pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 1132(d)(1), Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

June 1, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian T. Ortelere of Morgan, Lewis and Bockius LLP, Philadelphia, PA ( Kevin D. Gordon and Alison M. Howard of Crowe & Dunlevy, P.C., Oklahoma City, OK; Joseph B.G. Fay and Erica E. Flores of Morgan, Lewis and Bockius LLP, Philadelphia, PA, with him on the briefs) for Defendant-Appellant.

James W. Dunham, Jr. , Tulsa, OK, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before LUCERO, McKAY, and TYMKOVICH, Circuit Judges.

McKAY, Circuit Judge.

This is an ERISA case in which the district court overturned an employee benefit plan's denial of a former employee's claim for permanent and total disability life insurance benefits. On appeal, Defendant Owens-Illinois Hourly Employees Welfare Benefit Plan contends the district court erred in rejecting Defendant's argument that the employee was not eligible for this benefit under the Plan's life insurance coverage provisions because his PTD...

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