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Opinion
Filed
Jan. 26, 2009
Case
Kennedy v. Plan Administrator for DuPont Savings & Investment Plan
Case status
Decided

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*288 Justice Souter delivered the opinion of the Court. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 88 Stat. 829, 29 U. S. C. § 1001 et seq., generally obligates administrators to manage ERISA plans “in accordance with the documents and instrument…

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