Legal Opinion
Leger v. Tribune Co. Long Term Disability Benefit Plan
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 9, 2009No. 08-1362PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
After the Tribune Company Long Term Disability Benefit Plan (“the Plan”) terminated the disability payments that Lisa M. Leger had been receiving since 1990, Ms. Leger filed this ERISA action under 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1)(B) for payment of benefits due. The district court granted the Plan’s motion for summary judgment, and Ms. Leger appealed. For the reasons set forth in the following opinion, we reverse the judgment of the district court and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
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BACKGROUND
A. Facts
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Ms. Leger suffers from osteoarthritis in both…
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