Legal Opinion
Christine M. Donato v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 22, 1994No. 93-2340PublishedCited by 189 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, Christine Donato, brought an action against Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (“MetLife”) under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461. Ms. Donato, a former employee of Kemper Financial Services (“Kemper”), sought a reinstatement of benefits under Kemper’s Long Term Disability Benefit Plan (the “Plan”), for which MetLife is the insurer and fiduciary. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of MetLife both on Ms. Dona-to’s claim and on MetLife’s counterclaim for overpaid disability benefits. Ms.…
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