Legal Opinion
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance v. Fraidowitz
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 4, 2006No. 05-1578PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOWARD, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a summary judgment ruling holding that Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (Mass.Mutual) is not required to pay bene fits to Martin Fraidowitz for additional disability coverage that Fraidowitz purchased pursuant to the terms of a preexisting disability policy. The district court concluded that Fraidowitz made a misrepresentation in applying for the additional coverage which disqualified him from collecting the additional benefits. We affirm.
Fraidowitz is an insurance agent who purchased a disability insurance policy from Mass. Mutual in…
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