SHAFER v. ZIMMERMAN TRANSFER, INC.

No. 22-2275.

70 F.4th 471 (2023)

Darrin SHAFER, Plaintiff-Appellant v. ZIMMERMAN TRANSFER, INC.; Benefit Plan Administrators of Eau Claire, LLC, Defendants-Appellees. The Phia Group, LLC; Midlands Choice, Inc., Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: June 7, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant and appeared on the appellant's brief, was John Q. Stoltze , of Des Moines, IA.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of appellee Benefit Plan Administrators of Eau Claire, LLC, and appeared on the appellee's brief, was Catherine Dowie , of Hingham, MA. The following attorney(s) also appeared on the appellee's brief; Zackary Anthony Martin , of Sioux City, IA., Ryan L. Woody , of Hartford, WI., Jeff William Wright , of Sioux City, IA.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of appellee Zimmerman Transfer, Inc., and appeared on the appellee's brief, was Dustin T. Zeschke , of Waterloo, IA. The following attorney(s) also appeared on the appellee's brief; Stephen J. Powell , of Waterloo, IA.

Before COLLOTON, WOLLMAN, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.


Darrin Shafer appeals the district court's1 grant of summary judgment to Zimmerman Transfer, Inc. and Benefit Plan Administrators of Eau Claire, LLC ("BPA") on his claim for health insurance benefits under ERISA. See 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1...

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