Davis v. Adelphia Communications Corp.

OPINION

JONES, Chief Judge.

The plaintiff, Mary Hampton Davis, is the widow of Gregory Davis. She filed this action in state court against her late husband’s four adult children from another marriage, as well as his former employer, Adelphia Communications Corporation, the manager of his 401(k) account, T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services, Inc., and his group life insurer, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. She contends that her husband’s death-bed changes of beneficiary of his life insurance policy and 401(k) plan were invalid and that she — and not his children — is entitled to be paid…