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BRANDON v. TRAVELERS INS. CO.

No. 92-9064.

18 F.3d 1321 (1994)

Wanda Sue BRANDON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY, and Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Laboratories, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 20, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joyce A. Keating and Bruce A. Coane, Coane & Associates, Houston, TX, for plaintiff-appellant.

James K. Peden, III and Michael R. Buchanan, Strasburger & Price, Dallas, TX, for Travelers Ins. Co.

Catharina J.H.D. Haynes and Robert W. Kantner, Baker & Botts, Dallas, TX, for Abbott Laboratories.

Before GOLDBERG, JONES, and DUHÉ, Circuit Judges.

GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:

Richard Brandon designated his wife, Wanda Sue Brandon, as the beneficiary on a life insurance policy taken out by his employer, Abbott Laboratories ("Abbott"). The Brandons subsequently divorced. The divorce decree provided that each spouse would separately retain his or her own employment benefits. Richard did not, however, change the beneficiary designation on the life insurance policy as required by the Summary Plan Documents given to...

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