Legal Opinion
Shannon Cruthis v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 2, 2004No. 03-2648PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Chief Judge.
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (“MetLife”) appeals the district court’s remand of this ERISA case to Illinois state court, and argues that the case should be heard in federal court. For the reasons stated herein, we reverse.
I. Background
Shannon Cruthis alleges that she became disabled in 2001. She therefore sought to recover the benefits she believed were due under the terms of her employee benefit plan. However, her insurer, Met-Life, refused to pay the benefits.
Cruthis subsequently filed suit against MetLife in Illinois state court, alleging violations of the…
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