Esford v. Hartford Life Insurance Company

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK BRANDY ESFORD, Plaintiff, 25-CV-298-LJV v. ORDER HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant. On February 4, 2025, the plaintiff, Brandy Esford, commenced this action against Hartford Life Insurance Company (“Hartford”) in New York State Supreme Court, Erie County. See Docket Item 1-1. Shortly after removing the case to this Court, Hartford brought a counterclaim for interpleader against Esford, Docket Item 8, and filed a third- party interpleader complaint, Docket Item 9, naming Esford’s two minor children, S.W. and P.W., as…