Legal Opinion
Andrew Ruttenberg v. United States Life Insurance Company in the City of New York, a Subsidiary of American General Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 27, 2005No. 04-1653PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Andrew Ruttenberg filed a claim for total disability benefits with his insurer, United States Life Insurance Company in the City of New York (“U.S. Life” or the “Company”). After protracted consultations with a number of physicians and consultants produced no ruling on the claim, Mr. Ruttenberg filed suit. Originally, he alleged claims under Illinois law. The parties agreed to a stay in the proceedings while U.S. Life considered Mr. Ruttenberg’s claim. When U.S. Life denied the claim, the parties returned to the district court. The district court then determined that Mr.…
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