Heggy v. American Trading Employee Retirement Account Plan
Case Details
- Judge(s)
- Anderson, Hudson, Seymore
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- Published
- Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
- appeal
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Outcome
The court reversed the trial court's summary judgment in favor of Catherine and remanded the case for further proceedings, holding that ERISA preempts state law on beneficiary designations and that the named beneficiary designation controls over divorce decree provisions.
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