United States Sixth Circuit

In plaintiff's suit seeking reinstatement of her long-term disability benefits, judgment of the district court is affirmed in part, vacated in part and remanded where: 1) district court's judgment with respect to benefit plan's termination of plaintiff's benefits and its claim for partial reimbursement is affirmed; and 2) district court's imposition of an equitable lien on plaintiff's Social Security benefits and its denial of attorney fees to the benefits plan are vacated and remanded.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/04/2009
• Decided 02/08/2010
• Published 02/08/2010

Judges

• Before SILER, GILMAN, and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:Robert Armand Perez, Sr., The Perez Law Firm Co., L.P .A., Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellant. Michael E. Smith, Frantz Ward LLP, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellee. ON BRIEF:Robert Armand Perez, Sr., The Perez Law Firm Co., L.P.A., Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellant. Michael E. Smith, Frantz Ward LLP, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellee.