United States Seventh Circuit

A change of ERISA life insurance beneficiary was valid and effective, under the federal law doctrine of substantial compliance, despite a number of errors in executing the form; ERISA pre-empts the Illinois "substantial compliance" doctrine.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/02/2002
• Decided 07/17/2002
• Published 07/17/2002

Judges

• MANION, Circuit Judge., BEFORE:  POSNER, MANION, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James B. Davidson,Davidson, Mandell & Menkes, Chicago, IL, for plaintiff.


• For Appellees:
  
• Gerald R. Statza (argued), Chicago, IL, for defendant-appellant, Mildred Johnson., Darryl L. Robinson (argued), Chicago, IL, for defendant-appellees, Lashanda Smith and Carolyn Hall.