PERRY v. SIMPLICITY ENGINEERING

No. 88-1915.

900 F.2d 963 (1990)

Max W. PERRY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SIMPLICITY ENGINEERING, A DIVISION OF LUKENS GENERAL INDUSTRIES, INC., a Delaware corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit

Decided April 12, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Gottlieb (argued), Joan Odorowski, Thomas R. Eckhardt, Gottlieb & Goren, Detroit, Mich., for plaintiff-appellant.

Michael A. Alaimo (argued), Lawrence Campbell, Dickinson, Wright, Moon, Van Dusen & Freeman, Detroit, Mich., for defendant-appellee.

Before KEITH and MARTIN, Circuit Judges; and GIBBONS, District Judge.


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...

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