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DORRIS v. UNUM LIFE INS. CO. OF AMERICA

No. 19-1701.

949 F.3d 297 (2020)

Stephanie DORRIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 3, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul T. Slocomb , Attorney, Hoffman & Slocomb, St. Louis, MO, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Jacqueline J. Herring , Attorney, Smith, Von Schleicher & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before Hamilton, Scudder, and St. Eve, Circuit Judges.

Courts and practitioners frequently say that § 502 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1)(B), provides for "de novo review" of certain decisions relating to welfare plan benefits. That phrase is really a misnomer. At least in this circuit, ERISA de novo review requires no...

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