Legal Opinion
Morgan v. Hartford Life & Accident Insurance Co.
District Court, W.D. Washington
Decided April 5, 2017No. CASE NO. C16-5183 BHSPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
BENJAMIN H. SETTLE, United States District Judge
This matter comes before the Court on the merits of Plaintiff Trade D. Morgan’s (“Morgan”) claim against Defendant Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company (“Hartford”) for wrongful denial of benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001, et seq. (“ERISA”). Dkt. 1. The Court, having considered the parties’ pleadings and the remainder of the record, finds in favor of Morgan and orders- the parties to (1) submit further briefing on the issues of attorney fees and prejudgment interest,…
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