Stout
Stout v. Hartford Life & Accident Ins.
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Wilken, J.
ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR JUDGMENT AND GRANTING IN PART PLAINTIFF’S CROSS-MOTION FOR JUDGMENT (Docket Nos. 50 & 57).
Plaintiff Kathleen Stout moves for judgment on her claims for disability benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). Defendants Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company and Amazon.com Holding, Inc. Long Term Disability Plan cross-move for judgment. After considering the parties’ submissions and oral argument, the Court grants in part and denies in part Plaintiffs motion for judgment, denies Defendants’ cross-motion for judgment, and remands Plaintiffs claim to the plan administrator to determine whether Plaintiff is eligible for benefits under the “any occupation” standard.
FINDINGS OF FACT
The parties have agreed that the documents submitted with Plaintiffs motion will serve as the administrative record (AR) in this case. 1 These findings of fact are based on that record.
I. Plaintiffs Employment History & Disability Diagnoses
In 2008, Plaintiff was hired by Amazon.com to work as a senior technical program manager in Seattle, Washington. AR 390. 2 In that role, she oversaw a team of software engineers tasked with…