Smith v. Stonebridge Life Ins. Co.

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND DENYING DEFENDANTS MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT

JOSEPH C. SPERO, United States Magistrate Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiffs Terri Smith and Michelle Smith Fregoso (“Plaintiffs”) brought this action against Stonebridge Life Insurance Company (“Stonebridge”) for breach of contract and tortious bad faith. Plaintiffs’ claims arise from Stonebridge’s denial of their claim for benefits under an accidental death insurance policy following their mother’s death from an overdose of prescription pain…