Amex Assurance Co. v. Caripides

OPINION

MOTLEY, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

William and Gabriella Caripides met an untimely death aboard Swissair flight 111 when it crashed near Nova Scotia, Canada, on September 2, 1998. At the time of the tragic event, Mr. and Mrs. Caripides were each covered by two group accidental death insurance policies: one for $100,000 and one for $1,000,000. The couple’s surviving relatives are now before this court in an unfortunate and acrimonious dispute over the proceeds of those policies. By stipulation entered into on August 21, 2001, all of the claimants in this interpleader action agreed…