United States Seventh Circuit
Semien v. Life Ins. Co. of N. Am., 04-3664
Denial of plaintiff's discovery requests and grant of summary judgment to defendants in an ERISA dispute over the termination of plaintiff's long term disability benefits are affirmed where defendant's decisions were not arbitrary or capricious, and plaintiff presented no prima facie evidence of misconduct or conflict of interest.
Appellate Information
- Argued 12/01/2005
- Decided 02/06/2006
- Published 02/06/2006
Judges
- FLAUM, Chief Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and BAUER and EVANS, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Seventh Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Mark D. Debofsky (argued), Daley, Debofsky & Bryant, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
- For Appellees:
- Daniel K. Ryan, Stephen R. Swofford (argued), Christine Olson McTigue, Peter E. Pederson, Hinshaw & Culbertson, LLP, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.