United States Third Circuit

Administrators of a retirement plan are not required to look beyond plan documents to determine whether a waiver has been effectuated in a private agreement between the participant and his named beneficiary.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/08/2005
• Decided 09/13/2005
• Published 09/13/2005

Judges

• Before FUENTES, VAN ANTWERPEN and BECKER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Samuel J. Halpern (Argued), West Orange, NJ, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Richard C. Mariani (Argued), Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C., Morristown, NJ, for Appellee New Jersey Natural Gas Company.