Duir v. John Alden Life Insurance

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

SHABAZ, District Judge.

In this diversity action, plaintiff Stella Duir seeks to recover compensatory and punitive damages from defendant John Alden Life Insurance Company for its refusal to pay her medical expenses under a group health insurance policy. Defendant has filed a motion for summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The motion is granted.

On a motion for summary judgment, a court must decide whether any genuine issue of material fact remains in the case, or whether the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Lloyd v.…