Legal Opinion
O'Shea Ex Rel. O'Shea v. UPS Retirement Plan
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 13, 2016No. 15-1923PPublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMPSON, Circuit Judge.
This suit, arising under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001 et seq., presents the highly sympathetic case of a retiree whose death one week before his official retirement date, but after his final day of work, had the unexpected consequence of depriving his beneficiaries of ten years of payments under an annuity plan. Though we regret the heartbreaking outcome, after careful consideration, we must affirm.
I
We begin with the facts, which are not in dispute. Brian O’Shea (O’Shea) worked for defendant-appellee United Parcel Service of…
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