Principal Mutual Life Insurance v. Eady

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

CASTILLO, District Judge.

This is a declaratory judgment action brought pursuant to the Employees’ Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001, et seq. Plaintiff, Principal Mutual Life Insurance Company (“Principal”), seeks to determine whether or not health insurance coverage exists for Robert Dale Eady (“Eady”), under an employee welfare benefit plan issued to Eady’s Scale Corporation (“Eady’s Scale”) by Principal. Charter Barclay Hospital, Inc. (“Charter Barclay”) rendered medical services to Eady, and purports to hold an assignment over his…