Legal Opinion
Sanders v. International Society for Performance Improvement
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 12, 1999No. 97-CV-740, 97-CV-811PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KING, Senior Judge:
These cross-appeals arise from a dispute between International Society for Performance Improvement (“ISPI”) and the estate of Dr. Paul W. Tremper (“estate”) over the terms of the deceased’s employment contract. Dr. Tremper was employed by ISPI as its Executive Director from 1985 until just before his death in August of 1998. We publish this opinion solely to address an issue that is presented to us for the first time: Does the employee’s estate, which is not a named beneficiary, have standing to bring an action against the employer under the Employee Retirement Income…
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