Legal Opinion
Schultz v. Aviall, Inc. Long Term Disability Plan
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 2, 2012No. 11-2889PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs Kathleen Schultz and Mary Kelly brought this putative class action under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. They seek to recover benefits under the long-term disability benefit plans maintained by their former employers (Aviall, Inc. and Perkins Coie, respectively) and issued by the Prudential Insurance Company of America. Like many private disability insurance plans, these plans provide for a reduction of private disability benefits if the disabled employee also receives federal disability benefits under…
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- Carolyn Herzberger v. Standard Insurance Company, Beverly A. Johnson v. Prudential Insurance Company of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
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