Legal Opinion
Ashot Khatchatrian v. Continental Casualty Company
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 19, 2003No. 02-55916PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHROEDER, Chief Judge.
Ashot Khatchatrian filed this diversity action against Continental Casualty Company (“CNA”), alleging breach of contract and the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing under California law. CNA had refused to pay Khatchatrian benefits as the beneficiary of an accidental death and dismemberment policy. 1 The policy provides accidental death benefits when “a covered injury results in loss of life ... within 365 days after the accident.” “Injury” is defined as “bodily injury caused by an accident ... that results, directly and independently of all other causes, in…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Geddes & Smith, Inc. v. Saint Paul Mercuy Indemnity Co.California Supreme Court · 1959
- Bornstein v. J.C. Penney Life InsuranceDistrict Court, C.D. California · 1996
- Alessandro v. Massachusetts Casualty InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1965
- Khatchatrian v. Continental Casualty Co.District Court, C.D. California · 2002
- Williams v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.California Court of Appeal · 1984
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