Reiling ex rel. B.J.W.R. v. Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

JULIE A. ROBINSON, District Judge.

Plaintiff Brenda Reiling brings this action under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), seeking judicial review of Defendant Sun Life Assurance Company’s denial of her claim for accidental death benefits. This matter is before the Court on the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment (Docs. 35 and 37). For the reasons stated in detail below, the Court grants Plaintiffs motion for summary judgment and denies Defendant’s motion for summary judgment.

I. Background

The late Jennifer Reiling (“Ms. Reiling”) was a…