Legal Opinion
Barrs v. Lockheed Martin Corp.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 24, 2002No. 01-1203PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Chief Judge.
We are asked principally to determine whether the plaintiff-appellant, Nancy Barrs, was entitled under ERISA, 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. (1994), to notice of certain changes made by her ex-husband, James Barrs, to two life insurance policies maintained by him through his employer, Ford Aerospace Communications Corp. (“Ford”). Ford eventually became part of defendant-appellee Lockheed Martin (“Lockheed”). The facts are undisputed except as otherwise indicated.
Pursuant to a separation agreement executed by the Barrses in September 1989 and adopted by Maryland court decree in…
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