Legal Opinion

Hackett v. Xerox Corp. Long-Term Disability Income Plan

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided January 6, 2003No. 01-4132PublishedCited by 124 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FLAUM, Chief Judge.

James Hackett claims that the defendants (collectively “Xerox”), who are responsible for administering Xerox’s Long-Term Disability Plan (“the Plan”), violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq., when they terminated his long-term disability benefits. The district court denied Hackett’s motion for summary judgment and granted Xerox’s motion for summary judgment. Hackett appeals. For the reasons stated herein, we reverse and remand to the district court.

I. Background

James Hackett has worked for Xerox since 1985. Hackett began to…

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