Legal Opinion
Consuela Quinn v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 25, 1998No. 98-1360PublishedCited by 135 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
Consuela Quinn was collecting long-term disability benefits from her former employer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, because her medical condition rendered her unable to work. Upon reconsideration of her claim when her benefits were scheduled to stop, however, Blue Cross and Blue Shield determined that Ms. Quinn was no longer disabled as defined by its long-term disability program and denied her claim. After exhausting her administrative remedies, Ms. Quinn initiated a suit under ERISA § 502(a)(1)(B), 29. U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1)(B) to recover benefits under an…
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