Schaefer v. Aetna Life & Casualty Co.

FRANK A. KAUFMAN, Senior District Judge.

This case arises out of a dispute between plaintiff, John Michael Schaefer (Schaefer), 1 a citizen of Nevada, 2 and defendant Aetna Life and Casualty Company (Aetna), a Connecticut corporation with its principal place of business in Connecticut, regarding Aetna’s handling of an insurance claim. The relevant facts — particularly those related to the issues of subject matter jurisdiction and availability of punitive damages — are essentially undisputed. The Aetna insurance policy at issue covered the Schaefer Hotel located, in Baltimore, Maryland owned by…