United States Eighth Circuit

ERISA regulations do not require an ERISA plan to provide a claimant with at least 180 days to file a mandatory second appeal. Summary judgment to defendants, an employer and plan administrator, on a claim that a long-term disability income plan violated ERISA is affirmed where plaintiff failed to exhaust administrative remedies under the Plan.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/19/2006
• Published 04/19/2006

Judges

• BENTON, Circuit Judge., Before MURPHY, BOWMAN, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Daniel Zeddies, Roseville, Minnesota.   Also appearing on the brief was William Starr, Wayzata, Minnesota.


• For Appellees:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Richard J. Pautler, St. Louis, Missouri.