Weber v. Prudential Ins. Co. of America

RULING ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT [DOC. # 34]

ARTERTON, District Judge.

This case originally arose out of a controversy between Defendant Prudential Insurance Company of America (“Prudential”) and Plaintiff Mary Jo Weber (“Weber”). Prudential provided life insurance benefits with a death benefit in the amount of $200,000 to Weber’s son, David Amerine (“David”), a member of the U.S. Navy who was insured under Servicemembers’ Group Policy G-32000. See Complaint ¶ 5. David died in 1997 and, as he had not named a beneficiary to receive his insurance proceeds, and had neither a widow…