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SCHORSCH v. RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INS. CO.

No. 10-3524.

693 F.3d 734 (2012)

Deborah SCHORSCH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE CO., an Illinois Corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 28, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman J. Lerum (argued), Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Edna S. Bailey (argued), Attorney, Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker, LLP, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before MANION, ROVNER, and TINDER, Circuit Judges.

TINDER, Circuit Judge.

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) allows beneficiaries of plans governed by the statute to bring civil actions to recover benefits that are due to them. 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1)(B). But in enacting ERISA, Congress also mandated internal claim review procedures. 29 U.S.C. § 1133(2). Recognizing that Congress gave the primary responsibility for processing claims to ERISA plans as opposed to federal courts, we...

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