Legal Opinion
Terry L. Manny v. Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension and Health and Welfare Funds
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 26, 2004No. 04-1797PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
Terry Manny, a 58-year-old truck driver who is a participant in an ERISA welfare plan, asked the trustees who administer the plan to cover the expense of a proposed gastric-bypass operation. Man-ny, who is 6 foot 1 inch tall and weighs 470 pounds, suffers from a variety of serious health conditions' undoubtedly caused or exacerbated by his obesity, including type 2 diabetes (his pancreas produces insulin, but not enough to eliminate excess sugar from his blood), high blood pressure, joint and respiratory problems, swelling of his legs and feet, lower back pain, and…
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