Legal Opinion
Max W. Perry v. Simplicity Engineering, a Division of Lukens General Industries, Inc., a Delaware Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 12, 1990No. 88-1915PublishedCited by 286 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GIBBONS, District Judge.
Appellant Max W. Perry challenges the district court's grant of summary judgment to appellee Simplicity Engineering in this dispute over disability benefits covered by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001 et seq. The appeal requires a determination of the nature of the de novo review contemplated by the United States Supreme Court decision in Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. Bruch, 489 U.S. 101, 109 S.Ct. 948, 103 L.Ed.2d 80 (1989).
The pertinent facts are undisputed. Max W. Perry was first employed by Simplicity Engineering in 1973. For…
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