McQUILLIN v. HARTFORD LIFE AND ACCIDENT INS. CO.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John DeHaan , The DeHaan Law Firm P.C., Hauppauge, NY ( Jeffrey Delott , Law Offices of Jeffrey Delott, Jericho, NY, on the brief), for Plaintiff-Appellant John McQuillin.

Patrick W. Begos ( Linda L. Morkan , on the brief), Robinson & Cole LLP, Stamford, CT, for Defendant-Appellee Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Co.

Jeffrey Hahn , Counsel for Litigation, Stephen Silverman , Senior Trial Attorney, Marcia Bove , Senior Trial Attorney, on the brief for G. William Scott , Associate Solicitor for Plan Benefits Security, Seema Nanda , Solicitor of Labor, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC, for amicus curiae U.S. Secretary of Labor.

Mark E. Schmidtke , Byrne J. Decker , on the brief, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C., Valparaiso, IN and Portland, ME, for amicus curiae American Council of Life Insurers.

Before: Walker, Calabresi, and Cabranes, Circuit Judges.