Ayers v. Maple Press Co. & Affiliated Companies

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

KANE, District Judge.

Before the Court are the parties’ cross motions for summary judgment. The motions have been fully briefed and are ripe for disposition. For the reasons stated below, Defendant’s motion for summary judgment is denied and Plaintiffs motion for summary judgment is granted.

I. Background

Plaintiff Margaret Ayers (“Plaintiff’) was an employee of Defendant Maple Press Company and Affiliated Companies (“Defendant”) and covered under Defendant’s Employee Benefit Plan (“the Plan”) when, on December 13, 1997, her truck left the roadway and struck a tree. Plaintiff…