United States Seventh Circuit

Summary judgment for defendant in an action by an employee against an employer for insurance benefits is affirmed where: 1) there was no evidence of bias that would warrant a review less deferential than the arbitrary-and-capricious standard; 2) termination of accident benefits had rational support in the record; and 3) plaintiff failed to exhaust administrative remedies for part of her claim.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/02/2005
• Decided 03/16/2006
• Published 03/16/2006

Judges

• MANION, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, POSNER, and MANION, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• C. Richard Marshall (argued), Columbus, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Brian L. McDermott (argued), Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendants-Appellees.