Kaufmann v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS FOR IMPROPER VENUE, OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE, TO TRANSFER VENUE

STEARNS, District Judge.

This case arises from a claim for long-term disability benefits under an Employee Benefit Plan (Plan) covered by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. Plaintiff Deborah Kaufmann, a resident of New Hampshire, stopped working as an administrative assistant at Goss International Americas, Inc. (Goss), on March 7, 2005, after suffering neck and back pain. Goss, which is also located in New Hampshire, provided…