Hartman v. Dana Holding Corp.

OPINION AND ORDER

ROGER B. COSBEY, United States Magistrate Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

In April 2011, Plaintiff Elaine Hartman’s husband, Robert Hartman, passed away. Mr. Hartman was a former employee of Weatherhead Company (“Weatherhead”), Dana Holding Corporation’s (“Dana”) predecessor and, at the time of his death, was receiving a pension from Weatherhead. After he died, Mrs. Hartman contacted Dana to inquire about her survivor annuity and was told her husband had elected against it in 1979. Mrs. Hartman then requested the plan document and summary plan description (“SPD”), together with her…