Legal Opinion
Kathleen Semien v. Life Insurance Company of North America, a Cigna Company, and Bp Long Term Disability (Ltd) Plan
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 6, 2006No. 04-3664PublishedCited by 106 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Chief Judge.
The defendant, Life Insurance Company of North America (“LINA”), terminated the payment of long term disability benefits to the plaintiff, Kathleen Semien. In response, Semien filed suit against her benefit plan, BP Long Term Disability Plan, and LINA seeking an order compelling LINA to continue payment of her disability benefits.
Additionally, Semien sought to compel discovery in order to gather evidence about the relationship between the physicians LINA consulted and the insurer. The district court denied Semien’s motion to compel discovery and granted summary judgment in…
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