United States Second Circuit

Even though a benefit plan is "generally free" to modify its life insurance plan, if the plan promised vested benefits, those benefits will be enforced.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/20/2001
• Decided 12/06/2001
• Published 12/10/2001

Judges

• F.I. PARKER, Circuit Judge., Before:  JACOBS, F.I. PARKER, and SOTOMAYOR, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Meredith H. Savitt,Hite & Savitt, Albany, NY, for Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Gary H. Glaser, Seyfarth Shaw, New York, NY (Craig P. Pacernik, on the brief), for Appellee.