SCHMITZ v. SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA

No. 14-3701.

840 F.3d 956 (2016)

Jeff SCHMITZ, Plaintiff-Appellant v. SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 22, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Mark Murray Nolan , of Bloomington, MN.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Mark E. Schmidtke , of Valparaiso, IN. The following attorney(s) appeared on the appellee brief; Kimberly Jones , of Chicago, IL.

Before RILEY, Chief Judge, COLLOTON and KELLY, Circuit Judges.


Jeff Schmitz was terminated from his position at Banner Engineering, Inc., in July 2008, based on poor work performance. While Schmitz was employed at Banner, he was insured for long term disability under a group employee benefit plan pursuant to ERISA. The long term disability benefits were funded by an insurance policy issued...

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