Acree v. Hartford Life & Accident Insurance

ORDER

MARC T. TREADWELL, District Judge.

This matter is before the Court on the Defendant’s Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law (Doc. 9) and the Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 10). For the following reasons, the Defendant’s Motion is DENIED, the Plaintiffs’ Motion *1301is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part, and the case is REMANDED for reconsideration of the Plaintiffs’ claim.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

On October 11, 2009, Edwin Gwinette died as a result of a single gunshot wound to the chest. (Doc. 9-5 at 61). Gwinette was a participant in an employee welfare benefit plan sponsored and…