Sunny Acres Skilled Nursing v. Williams

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

BATTISTI, Chief Judge.

After her husband and ward John W. Williams suffered a severe stroke, Defendant Guardian and third-party Plaintiff Josephine Williams placed him under the care of Plaintiff, Sunny Acres Skilled Nursing Facility (“Sunny Acres”). She sought to pay for his care under her employee health benefits plan administered by Plan Administrator and third-party Defendant Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. (“Metropolitan”). 1 Metropolitan denied payment because the benefit plan did not cover “principally custodial” care. The plan is governed by the Employee Retirement…