Legal Opinion
John Dragus v. Reliance Standard Life Insura
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 14, 2018No. 17-1752PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bauer, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant, John Dragus, brought suit against defendant-appellee, Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company ("Reliance"), under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act for denial of long-term disability ("LTD") benefits. After the district court denied Dragus' request for discovery outside the claim file record, both parties moved for summary judgment. Before the court ruled, Dragus filed a motion to supplement the claim record with a fully favorable Social Security Disability Insurance ("SSDI") decision. The district court denied the motion to supplement and…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. GlennSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
- Judith Perlman v. Swiss Bank Corporation Comprehensive Disability Protection PlanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- John Halpin v. W.W. Grainger, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Leilani Exbom v. Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Health and Welfare FundCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
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