Fox v. Metromail of Delaware, Inc.

Sandra K. Fox, plaintiff-appellant, and her then fiance, Bret E. Fox, allegedly executed change of beneficiary forms at their place of employment, Metromail of Delaware, Inc., naming each other as beneficiary on certain life insurance policies. After their marriage, Bret Fox died and appellant discovered that her spouse’s life insurance was still payable to his father. This action was brought in Lancaster County District Court by appellant, claiming that Metromail breached its fiduciary duty under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. (1994)…