Kellogg v. Metropolitan Life Insurance

BRISCOE, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Cherilyn Kellogg brought this action against defendants Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and Pfizer Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance Plan, claiming she was wrongly denied accidental death and dismemberment benefits under an employee welfare benefit plan regulated by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), as amended, 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461. Cherilyn Kellogg’s deceased husband, Brad Kellogg, was a participant in the plan at issue. On the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment, the district court granted judgment in favor…