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CHERYL L. WALLACE v. OAKWOOD HEALTHCARE, INC., ET AL., RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

Posted by: Karen Belcher on Mar 31, 2020

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ARGUED: Joshua Bachrach, WILSON, ELSER, MOSKOWITZ, EDELMAN & DICKER, LLP, Chicago, Illinois, for Appellant.

Attorneys 2: ARGUED: John J. Conway, III, JOHN J. CONWAY, P.C., Royal Oak, Michigan, for Appellee.

Attorneys 3: ON BRIEF: Joshua Bachrach, Edna S. Kersting, WILSON, ELSER, MOSKOWITZ, EDELMAN & DICKER, LLP, Chicago, Illinois, for Appellant.

Attorneys 4: ON BRIEF: John J. Conway, III, JOHN J. CONWAY, P.C., Royal Oak, Michigan, for Appellee.

Judge(s): CLAY, THAPAR, and NALBANDIAN, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan at Flint

CLAY, Circuit Judge. Plaintiff Cheryl L. Wallace filed suit against Beaumont Healthcare Employee Welfare Benefit Plan, formerly known as Oakwood Healthcare, Inc. Employee Welfare Benefit Plan; Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company; and Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, § 502(a)(1)(b), codified at 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1)(B), after she was denied long-term disability benefits under her employer’s employee welfare benefit plan. Defendants Beaumont Healthcare Employee Welfare Benefit Plan and Hartford Life Insurance Company were subsequently dismissed, and the action proceeded against the only current Defendant, Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company. The district court granted Plaintiff judgment on the administrative record. Defendant now appeals the district court’s judgment. For the reasons set forth below, we AFFIRM IN PART and VACATE IN PART the district court’s judgment, and REMAND for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

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