Whittaker v. Medical Mutual of Ohio

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

SAFFELS, District Judge.

This matter is before the court on defendants’ Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction (Doc. 2) and plaintiffs Alternative Motion for Transfer of Venue (Doc. 52) if the court finds it lacks personal jurisdiction. For the reasons discussed below, defendants’ Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction is denied and plaintiffs Alternative Motion for Transfer of Venue is granted.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

Plaintiff Maria Whittaker, a Kansas resident, brought this action arising out of a claim for benefits from a benefit plan maintained by…