Legal Opinion
Moore v. Philip Morris Companies, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 13, 1993No. 92-6558PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILBURN, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs, the executrix of Lillian D. Beard’s estate and Beard’s daughter, appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of defendants, Philip Morris Companies, Inc. (“Philip Morris”) and the surviving spouse of Lillian D. Beard, James R. Beard. Plaintiffs sought to prohibit the distribution of proceeds of Lillian Beard’s account with a Philip Morris deferred pfofit sharing plan to the surviving spouse. On appeal, the issues are (1) whether the surviving spouse is entitled to the proceeds of the plan under 29 U.S.C. § 1055(c)(2)(A)(i), (2) whether §…
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