Mayo v. Hartford Life Insurance

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

ATLAS, District Judge.

Pending before the Court is the Estate of Douglas Sims’ Motion for Partial Summary Judgment, Defendant Wal-Mart’s Response and Cross Motion for Summary Judgment, and the parties’ various other submissions on this matter. 1 The Court has considered the parties’ submissions, all matters of record, and relevant legal authorities, and concludes that the Sims Estate’s Motion should be granted and Wal-Mart’s Cross Motion should be denied.

1. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

Douglas Sims was employed by Wal-Mart from May 1987 until his death on December 1, 1998. 2 Sims was…