Administrative Committee of the Wal-Mart Associates Health & Welfare Plan v. Willard

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

WAXSE, United States Magistrate Judge.

This matter is before the Court on Defendant’s Motion to Bring In Third-Party Defendant, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (doc. 33). For the reasons set forth below, the Court will deny the motion.

I. Background Information

On or about June 11, 2001, Mr. Melvin Willard (“Willard”) was involved in an “incident” at a Wal-Mart Store in Fort Scott, Kansas. Willard’s wife was employed at Wal-Mart, and Mr. Willard was a beneficiary under the Wal-Mart Associates Health and Welfare Plan (“the Plan”). The Administrative Committee of the Wal-Mart Stores,…