United States Seventh Circuit

Plaintiff's suit to have his ERISA welfare plan cover the expense of a gastric-bypass operation is dismissed where defendant acted reasonably in interpreting the plan to exclude coverage for such operations.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/01/2004
• Decided 10/26/2004
• Published 10/26/2004

Judges

• POSNER, Circuit Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and BAUER and POSNER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Gregory A. Adamski, Edward H. Bogle (argued), Adamski & Conti, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Francis J. Carey (argued), Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Fund, Rosemont, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.