Legal Opinion
Ronald D. Aiken v. Policy Management Systems Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 30, 1993No. 92-2257PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
Plaintiff Ronald D. Aiken (Aiken) appeals from the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Policy Management Systems Corporation (PMSC) on Aiken’s claim under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq., for retirement benefits under PMSC’s Employee Benefits Plan (the Plan). Aiken based his claim for benefits on a provision- in PMSC’s Summary Plan Description (SPD) that, on its face, entitled Aiken -to a lump-sum distribution of his vested benefits. PMSC denied his claim, however, because the terms of the Plan itself differed from the…
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