Legal Opinion
Majeski v. Metropolitan Life Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 29, 2009No. 09-1930PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOOD, Circuit Judge.
Kirsten Majeski was employed by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (“Met-Life”) and participated in MetLife’s Short Term Disability Plan, which is governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”). This appeal concerns MetLife’s decision to reject Majeski’s claim for short-term disability benefits. MetLife determined that Majeski had failed to submit enough evidence to support her claim. Majeski filed suit, but the district court granted summary judgment against her. Although MetLife’s determination is entitled to deferential review, we conclude that there…
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