Legal Opinion
Peter Hurwitz v. Joan Lear Sher
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 28, 1992No. 299, Docket 92-7444PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OAKES, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff Peter Hurwitz (“Peter”) appeals from a grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendant, Joan Lear Sher. Hurwitz v. Sher, 789 F.Supp. 134 (S.D.N.Y.1992). The district court held that a spouse’s antenuptial agreement does not constitute an effective waiver under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) of death benefits under an employee benefit plan. Peter argues that he is his deceased father’s sole beneficiary under the Algonquin Press, Inc. Employees Profit Sharing Plan (the “Plan”) and that Sher effectively waived any claims to spousal…
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