COOPER v. D'AMORE

No. 17-1442.

881 F.3d 247 (2018)

Carol Diane COOPER, and John Scott Cooper, As Personal Representative of the Estate of Peter M. Cooper, Jr., Deceased, Plaintiffs, Appellees, v. Alyssa Jane D'AMORE, f/k/a/ Alyssa J. Cooper, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

February 2, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. O'Regan , with whom Burns & Levinson LLP, Boston, MA, was on brief, for appellant.

Keith P. Carroll , with whom Andrew Nathanson and Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C., Boston, MA, were on brief, for appellees.

Before Kayatta, Stahl, and Barron, Circuit Judges.


In 2003, Peter M. Cooper, Jr. ("decedent") established an Individual Retirement Account ("IRA") with Mesirow Financial ("Mesirow IRA"), and designated his then wife, Alyssa Jane D'Amore ("D'Amore"), as beneficiary. In 2006, the couple divorced, but decedent never revoked the beneficiary designation. In 2011, decedent transferred...

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