U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 1999

Janet Carr v. The Gates Health Care Plan

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Decided October 21, 1999 · Bauer, Flaum, Ripple

195 F.3d 292; 23 Employee Benefits Cas. (BNA) 2017; 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 26521; 1999 WL 959658 (Federal Reporter, Third Series)

Counsel

Christopher Henson (argued), Mustain, Linstrom & Henson, Galesburg, IL, for plaintiff-appellant., Gary Nelson, Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Peoria, IL, Brian J. Spano (argued), Rothgerber, Johnson & Lyons, Denver, CO, for defendant-appellee.

Cases that cite this one

64 later published cases cite this decision. The 25 that cite it most often are listed here.

JACOBS, JR. v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of America (District Court, N.D. Illinois 2010)
Cathleen Kennedy v. Lilly Extended Disability Plan (7th Cir. 2017)
Mote v. Aetna Life Insurance (7th Cir. 2007)
Rafine v. Steel Dynamics, Inc. (District Court, N.D. Indiana 2004)
Gingold v. Unum Life Insurance (7th Cir. 2003)
Kenseth v. DEAN HEALTH PLAN, INC. (7th Cir. 2010)
Mote, Brenda v. Aetna Life Insur Co (7th Cir. 2007)
Speciale v. BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASS'N (District Court, N.D. Illinois 2006)
Shaltiel v. Fortis Insurance (District Court, N.D. Illinois 2004)
Osbun v. Auburn Foundry, Inc. (District Court, N.D. Indiana 2003)
Tegtmeier v. Midwest Operating Engineers Pension Trust Fund (District Court, N.D. Illinois 2003)
Dabertin v. HCR Manor Care, Inc. (District Court, N.D. Illinois 2001)
Howe v. Zurich American Insurance (District Court, N.D. Illinois 2000)
Chamberlain v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (District Court, E.D. Wisconsin 2020)
Marrs v. Motorola, Inc. (7th Cir. 2009)
Green v. UPS Health & Welfare Package for Retired Employees (District Court, N.D. Illinois 2009)
Young v. Verizon's Bell Atlantic Cash Balance Plan (District Court, N.D. Illinois 2008)
Linda Call, on Behalf of Herself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Ameritech Management Pension Plan (7th Cir. 2007)
Elvira Sisto v. Ameritech Sickness and Accident Disability Benefit Plan (7th Cir. 2005)
Sisto, Elvira v. Ameritech Sickness (7th Cir. 2005)
Dabertin v. Hcr Manor Care, Inc. (7th Cir. 2004)
Allen Tegtmeier v. Midwest Operating Engineers Pension Trust Fund (7th Cir. 2004)
Tegtmeier, Allen v. Midwest Operat Pensi (7th Cir. 2004)
Crespo v. Unum Life Insurance Co. of America (District Court, N.D. Illinois 2003)
Barden v. Sheet Metal Workers Local No. 20 Welfare & Benefit Fund (7th Cir. 2001)

This list shows which later cases cite this one. It does not say how they treated it, and no review of that has been done. Not a substitute for Shepard’s or KeyCite — verify before relying.

Opinion of the Court

Dissenting Opinion

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