On November 16, 2021, the Supreme Court of Delaware issued an opinion in Lavastone Capital LLC v. Estate of Beverly E. Berland (“Berland”) answering three certified questions under Delaware law. All three questions...more
On August 13, 2020, in the putative class action challenging AXA’s COI rate increase on Athena Universal Life II (“AUL II”) policies, Judge Jesse M. Furman of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New...more
8/28/2020
/ Breach of Contract ,
Certificate of Insurance ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Elder Abuse ,
FRCP 23(b)(3) ,
Insurance Claims ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Insurance Rates ,
Life Insurance ,
Reservation of Rights ,
STOLI ,
Unfair Competition Law (UCL)
On March 30, 2020, in a case captioned Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Judge Philip Reinhard of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois issued a decision...more
On June 4, 2019, in a case captioned Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., the Supreme Court of New Jersey answered two questions certified to it by the United States Court of Appeals for the Third...more
6/18/2019
/ Appeals ,
Death Benefits ,
Insurable Interests ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Life Insurance ,
NJ Supreme Court ,
State and Local Government ,
STOLI ,
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada ,
Transfer of Control ,
Void ab initio ,
Wells Fargo