United States Seventh Circuit

After becoming disabled, appellant filed for benefits under group insurance plan and challenged the amount received; plan administrator's decision characterizing profit compensation language of appellant's employment agreement as a bonus (rather than commission) for purposes of an ERISA plan was correct, and was properly reviewed de novo.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/16/2002
• Decided 04/19/2002
• Published 04/19/2002

Judges

• WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, ROVNER, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James P. Fenton (argued), Eilbacher Scott, Fort Wayne, IN, for Mary Perugini-Christen., Walter J. Goldsmith, Doepken, Keevican & Weiss, Southfield, MI, for Homestead Mtg. Co., Joshua Bachrach (argued), Rawle & Henderson, Philadelphia, PA, for Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co.