Legal Opinion
Twomey v. Delta Airlines Pilots Pension Plan
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 7, 2003No. 02-1968, 02-2271PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
This case presents us with the issue -of whether a beneficiary of a pension plan can intentionally evade receipt of his benefits and then force the pension plan to pay him interest on the forgone benefits. Because we find that no obligation to pay interest exists in such a situation, we affirm the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of appellees.
I. Background
Appellant Thomas Twomey served as a pilot for Delta Airlines for over twenty-eight years. Effective November 30, 1984, Delta terminated him for falsifying the medical certificate necessary to…
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