United States Seventh Circuit

An oral agreement, promising to maintain insurance for another's benefit, is not sufficient under Illinois law to override a written designation of a beneficiary on an insurance policy; flaws identified in an ERISA "change of beneficiary" form were not enough to defeat its effectiveness.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/07/2001
• Decided 06/28/2002
• Published 06/28/2002

Judges

• DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and RIPPLE and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Mark S. Simon (Argued), Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jeralyn H. Baran (Argued), Chuhak & Tecson, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.