Wong v. Boeing Co.

—The plaintiff, Ella Wong, appeals from a summary judgment in favor of The Boeing Company (Boeing) in which the trial court found that her deceased husband, Kingsley Wong, did not qualify for disability retirement benefits under the Boeing Company Employee Retirement Plan (the plan), and that Mrs. Wong therefore did not qualify for joint and survivor benefits.

The issues presented are (1) did the trial court err in finding that Mrs. Wong was not entitled to survivor's benefits under the plan, and (2) is the plan arbitrary and capricious and in violation of Employment Retirement Income Security…