Bartlett v. Martin Marietta Operations Support, Inc. Life Insurance Plan
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
ROSZKOWSKI, Senior District Judge.
This is an appeal from the district court’s award of summary judgment in favor of the plaintiff. The judgment awarded $150,000.00 in life insurance proceeds plus attorney’s fees to the plaintiff resulting from her husband’s death. The defendant appeals the entire judgment, while the plaintiff has filed a cross-appeal challenging the amount of attorney’s fees awarded as less than the amount requested by the plaintiffs counsel. As the insurance policy was part of an employee benefit plan, the district court had jurisdiction under the Employee Retirement Income…
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