Legal Opinion
Papenfus v. Flagstar Bankcorp, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided October 18, 2007No. Civil 07-10925PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
JOHN FEIKENS, District Judge.
Plaintiff Kurt Papenfus (“Papenfus”) brought this suit against Defendants Flagstar Bankcorp, Inc. (“Flagstar”) and Hartford Life (“Hartford”) alleging that they wrongfully denied him $50,000 in proceeds from a life insurance policy on his deceased wife. Papenfus has moved for summary judgment arguing (1) that Defendants are estopped from denying him benefits and (2) that Defendants* decision to deny him benefits was arbitrary and capricious. For the reasons set forth below, I find that Defendants are estopped from denying Papenfus’s claim. I,…
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