Bertelsen

FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

This action arises out of Defendant Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company’s (“Defendant”) termination of Plaintiff Karen Bertelsen’s (“Plaintiff’) long-term disability benefits. This motion is before the Court on Plaintiffs motion for judgment pursuant to Rule 52 1 (ECF *1063 No. 17) and Defendant Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company’s motion for judgment pursuant to Rule 52 or alternatively for summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56 (ECF No. 20). Each party opposes the other’s motion. (ECF Nos. 24, 25.) The Court has carefully considered the parties’ arguments, and hereby grants Plaintiffs motion for judgment pursuant to Rule 52.

I.FINDINGS OF FACT

A. Plaintiff Files a Claim for Long-Term Disability Benefits

1. Plaintiff Karen Bertelsen was born on July 4,1964.

2. Plaintiff was employed by Soma Networks, Inc. (“Soma”) as an engineering document control manager. She worked for Soma from 2006 to 2008.

3. Her job duties as a document control manager were sedentary. Her job duties generally required her to communicate engineering plan changes to appropriate parties, create policies and procedures, and troubleshoot. To carry…