Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC v. Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION WELLS FARGO CLEARING SERVICES, ) LLC a/k/a WELLS FARGO ADVISORS, ) LLC, ) ) No. 19-cv-06785 Plaintiff, ) ) Judge Andrea R. Wood v. ) ) PRUDENTIAL ANNUITIES LIFE ) ASSURANCE CORPORATION, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Patrick Kinney, now deceased, had several accounts with Plaintiff Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC (“Wells Fargo”). Among those accounts was a transfer-on-death (“TOD”) account, which was linked with an annuity issued and held by Defendant Prudential Annuities Life…