Simmons v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America

ORDER

JAMES C. DEVER III, District Judge.

Oscar Simmons (“plaintiff’ or “Simmons”) seeks continuation of his group life insurance coverage under the Extended Death Benefit During Total Disability provision (“Extended Death Benefits” or “Benefits”) of Group Contract No. G-41800 (“the Plan”). The Plan is an employee welfare benefit plan regulated by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001 et seq., that defendant The Prudential Insurance Company of America (“defendant” or “Prudential”) issued. 1 Acting in its capacity as Claims Administrator of the Plan,…