United States Seventh Circuit

In a suit challenging the termination of plaintiff's long-term disability benefits, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) the plan's decision to terminate plaintiff's benefits was neither arbitrary nor capricious; and 2) the plan was not estopped from terminating plaintiff's benefits based upon the Social Security Administration's subsequent finding that plaintiff was disabled under its regulations. Dismissal of plaintiff's claims against a second defendant is affirmed where the defendant was not a proper party to the action.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/05/2007
• Decided 09/12/2007
• Published 09/12/2007

Judges

• MANION, Circuit Judge., Before EASTERBOOK, Chief Judge, and MANION and WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Mark D. Debofsky (argued), Daley, Debofsky & Bryant, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Elizabeth A. McDuffie, Philip S. Holloway (argued), Gonzalez, Saggio & Harlan, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.