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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND James Respess, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Patricia Respess, Plaintiffs, v. Travelers Casualty & Surety Company of America, et al., Defendants. AMENDED MEMORANDUM OPINION 1 Patricia Respess committed suicide in 2008. As a result of Ms. Respess's death, her husband, James Respess, individually and as personal representative of the Estate of Patricia Respess, Plaintiffs, filed suit against Travelers Casualty & Surety Company of America and The Travelers Indemnity Company of America (collectively, "Insurers" or "Defendants"), alleging claims for intentional infliction of emotional distress (Count One); gross negligence (Count Two); and wrongful death (Count Three), based on the Insurers' refusal to authorize 24-hour supervised care for Ms. Respess. 2 Mr. Respess contends that because Defendants refused to authorize the 24-hour supervised care that Ms. Respess needed, she ingested an overdose of her blood pressure medication on May 5, 2008, and died four days later, on May 9, 2008. See Civil Action No.: ELH-10-2937

The Amended Memorandum Opinion supersedes this Court's Memorandum Opinion (ECF 12). The Court has made minor corrections to the earlier Memorandum Opinion that do not alter its substance. Suit was filed in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City in August 2010, and was subsequently removed to the federal court, based on diversity jurisdiction. See 28 U.S.C.

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