Legal Opinion

Patrick Hartnett v. Jackson National Life Insurance Company

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided March 16, 2026No. 25-1824Published

1Opinion of the Court

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________________ No. 25-1824 PATRICK M. HARTNETT and DANIEL J. HARTNETT, as Successor Trustees of the Lorrayne B. Hartnett Trust dated June 27, 1984, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. JACKSON NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee. ____________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. No. 23 CV 1601 — Manish S. Shah, Judge. ____________________ ARGUED DECEMBER 11, 2025 — DECIDED MARCH 16, 2026 ____________________ Before RIPPLE, SCUDDER, and KIRSCH,…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Barnett Bank of Marion County, N. A. v. NelsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  2. United States Department of Treasury v. FabeSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. Northern Trust Co. v. VIII South Michigan AssociatesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1995
  4. Latrina Cothron v. White Castle System, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2021
  5. Hines v. Department of Public AidIllinois Supreme Court · 2006

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