Legal Opinion
Estate of Hale Ex Rel. Hale v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided December 5, 2008No. Civil Action 07-40251-FDSPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
SAYLOR, District Judge.
This is a civil action arising out of a claim by the estate of Ronald Hale for accidental death benefits from defendant Prudential Insurance Company of America. The matter arises under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. 1
On July 23, 2006, Hale died while bicycling. Prudential is the issuer of a group life insurance policy that Hale obtained through his employment and under which he was covered at the time of his death. Prudential paid the basic death…
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