Free Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE JENNIFER CHAO, Plaintiff, vs. HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES, INC.; HARTFORD LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, a member of Hartford Insurance Group; CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., f/k/a Medical Center of Delaware Group Long Term Disability Insurance Plan; CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., f/k/a Medical Center of Delaware, Defendants. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :

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DEFENDANT CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. F/K/A MEDICAL CENTER OF DELAWARE'S MOTION TO DISMISS THE COMPLAINT For the reasons set forth in the accompanying brief, defendant Christiana Care Health System, Inc. f/k/a Medical Center of Delaware, through its undersigned counsel, hereby moves this Court to dismiss Plaintiff Jennifer Chao's Complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), with prejudice, for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.

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Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Matthew A. Kaplan Matthew A. Kaplan (#4956) PEPPER HAMILTON LLP Hercules Plaza, Suite 5100 1313 N. Market Street P.O. Box 1709 Wilmington, DE 19899-1709 Phone: (302) 777-6500 Fax: (302) 421.8390 Email: [email protected] Brian P. Downey (pro hac vice) PEPPER HAMILTON LLP 200 One Keystone Plaza North Front and Market Streets P.O. Box 1181 Harrisburg, PA 17108-1181 Phone: (717) 255-1155 Fax: (717) 238-0575 Email: [email protected] Attorneys for Defendants Hartford Life Insurance Companies, Inc., Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company, Christiana Care Health System, Inc., f/k/a Medical Center of Delaware Group Long Term Disability Insurance Plan, and Christiana Care Health System, Inc., f/k/a Medical Center of Delaware

Dated: March 10, 2008

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Matthew A. Kaplan, hereby certify that on March 10, 2008, I caused a copy of the foregoing Defendants' Motion to Dismiss the Complaint to be served with the Clerk of the Court using CM/ECF, which will send automatic notification of the filing to the following: William J. Rhondunda, Jr. Chandra J. Rudloff OBERLY, JENNINGS & RHONDUNDA, P.A. 1220 Market Street, Suite 710 Wilmington, DE 19899 (302) 576-2000

/s/ Matthew A. Kaplan Matthew A. Kaplan (#4956)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE JENNIFER CHAO, Plaintiff, vs. HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES, INC.; HARTFORD LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, a member of Hartford Insurance Group; CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., f/k/a Medical Center of Delaware Group Long Term Disability Insurance Plan; CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., f/k/a Medical Center of Delaware, Defendants. ORDER AND NOW, this ___ day of __________, 2008, upon consideration of Defendant Christiana Care Health System, Inc. f/k/a Medical Center of Delaware's Motion to Dismiss pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), and the brief in support thereof, as well as the submissions of Plaintiff in response thereto, it is hereby ORDERED that Defendant's Motion is GRANTED, and Plaintiff's Complaint is dismissed as to Christiana Care Health System, Inc. f/k/a Medical Center of Delaware with prejudice. BY THE COURT: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :

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_ UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE