Legal Opinion
Mattei v. Mattei
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 25, 1997No. 96-5443PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBoggs, J., joined by Krupansky, J.,
MERRITT, J. (pp. 810-11), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
BOGGS, Circuit Judge.
Maria Mattei (“Mattei” or “Maria”) appeals the district court’s dismissal with prejudice of her lawsuit brought under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq., and.its dismissal without prejudice of her pendent state-law claims. We conclude that Mattei has stated a claim cognizable under ERISA, and we reverse.
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Before Louis J. Mattei married his second wife, Maria, the couple executed an antenuptial agreement. The agreement provided that, in the event Maria survived her husband,…
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