New England Biz Law Update
Where a judge entered summary judgment affirming the denial of a claim for retirement benefits purportedly owed to the plaintiff’s deceased sister under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the claim was permissibly denied on evidentiary grounds.
Kingsbury v. Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. Retirement Plan (Lawyers Weekly No. 01-047-12) (6 pages) (Per curiam) (1st Circuit) Appealed from a decision by Sorokin, U.S.M.J., in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Patrick M. Groulx, with whom Polis Legal and Ralph C. Copeland were on brief, for the plaintiff-appellant; Edward Cerasia II, with whom Daniel B. Klein and Seyfarth Shaw were on brief, for the defendant-appellee (Docket No. 11-1253) (Feb. 16, 2012).
