Debra Shaw v. The McFarland Clinic

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ Nos. 02-3897 and 03-1167 ___________ Debra Shaw, * * Plaintiff-Appellee, * * Appeals from the United States v. * District Court for the * Southern District of Iowa. The McFarland Clinic, P.C., * * Defendant-Appellant. * ___________ Submitted: December 18, 2003 Filed: April 13, 2004 ___________ Before RILEY, LAY, and HEANEY, Circuit Judges. ___________ LAY, Circuit Judge. Debra Shaw brought the present Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) action against her employer seeking to recover benefits she alleged…