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ZIRBEL v. FORD MOTOR CO.

No. 20-1149.

980 F.3d 520 (2020)

Donna Jean ZIRBEL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, as Sponsor and Plan Administrator for the Ford Motor Company General Retirement Plan, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: November 16, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Katherine Wainright Shensky , WOOD KULL HERSCHFUS OBEE & KULL PC, Farmington Hills, Michigan, for Appellant. Karl G. Nelson , GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP, Dallas, Texas, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Katherine Wainright Shensky , WOOD KULL HERSCHFUS OBEE & KULL PC, Farmington Hills, Michigan, for Appellant. Karl G. Nelson , GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP, Dallas, Texas, Julia Turner Baumhart , HARDY & PELTON, P.L.C., Birmingham, Michigan, for Appellee.

Before: SUTTON, THAPAR, and READLER, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

Donna Zirbel received a $351,000 retirement-benefits payment from Ford Motor Company. But the payment was two sizes too big. When Ford learned of the mistake, it asked for the extra money back. Zirbel refused. She sued Ford, seeking a declaration that she could keep the money. Ford stood by its decision....

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