Legal Opinion
Susan Coker v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 15, 1999No. 97-2140PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.
Few things are more important to people in this uncertain world than their medical insurance, if indeed they are fortunate enough to find themselves in the 85% of the United States population that enjoys some level of coverage. 1997 Statistical Abstract of the United States § 2, Table 171 (reporting 1995 data). In many instances, this coverage is provided through an employer-sponsored welfare benefit plan regulated by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, better known as ERISA, 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. In this case, Trans World Airlines, Inc. (TWA)…
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