United States Seventh Circuit

In an action involving the termination of long term disability benefits brought under ERISA, district court judgment for defendant is affirmed where defendant's decision to terminate plaintiff's benefits: 1) is not arbitrary and capricious; and 2) has rational support in the record.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/23/2009
• Decided 05/04/2009
• Published 05/04/2009

Judges

• EVANS, Circuit Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and KANNE and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Mark D. Debofsky (argued), Daley, Debofsky & Bryant, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant., Richard J. Pautler (argued), Thompson Coburn, St. Louis, MO, for Price Waterhouse Long Term Disability Plan, Connecticut General Life Insurance Company., Michael P. Roche, Winston & Strawn LLP, Chicago, IL, for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.