McCoy v. Raytheon Company

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS THE ESTATE OF ) RALPH R. SMITH III; ) AND DR. DEBORAH MCCOY, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) CIVIL ACTION NO. ) 1:19-CV-10328-DPW v. ) ) RAYTHEON COMPANY, JOHN DOE, ) IN ITS CAPACITY AS PLAN ) ADMINISTRATOR, RAYTHEON COMPANY ) PENSION PLAN FOR SALARIED ) EMPLOYEES OR ITS DESIGNATED ) SUCCESSOR, and RAYTHEON BENEFIT ) APPEALS COMMITTEE, ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER November 30, 2021 At issue in this case is the availability of annuity benefits from an ERISA plan. The Plan has taken the position that the participant, Ralph E. Smith, III, did…