Stewart v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA SOUTHERN DIVISION CAROL H. STEWART, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No. 2:17-CV-01423-KOB ) HARTFORD LIFE & ACCIDENT ) INSURANCE COMPANY, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff Carol Stewart, like many American workers, participated in an employee-benefit plan that her former employer, the law firm of Burr & Forman, LLP, sponsors. Defendant Hartford Life & Accident Insurance Company administers claims and pays benefits under the plan, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) governs the plan.…