Clarke v. Federal Insurance

ORDER

JOE HEATON, District Judge.

Anita M. Clarke filed this action1 seeking benefits under a Group Insurance Plan (“Plan”) established for certain employees of Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Plaintiffs decedent was a participant in the Plan, which is governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461, and funded by a blanket accident policy issued by defendant Federal Insurance Company (“Federal”). After the death of her husband, plaintiff submitted an accidental death claim to Federal, which it denied. Both parties have…