Legal Opinion
Kortebein v. American Mutual Life Insurance Co.
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Decided May 10, 2001No. 03-00-00591-CVPublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEA ANN SMITH, Justice.
Stuart Kortebein and forty-four other Illinois residents 1 were among more than 130,000 plaintiffs in a nationwide class-action suit filed in Texas against American Mutual Life Insurance Company, now known as AmerUs Life Insurance Company (AmerUs), which resulted in a court-approved settlement. Kortebein did not opt out of the class action and participated in the settlement process; later, however, Kortebein sued AmerUs in Illinois asserting the same claims at issue in the Texas class action and claiming that the settlement was fraudulent. AmerUs asked the Texas…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Phillips Petroleum Co. v. ShuttsSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Hansberry v. LeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Pedro Gonzales v. Clifton W. Cassidy, Jr., John Richard Hayes, Iii, Plaintiffs-Intervenors-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Browning v. PlackeTexas Supreme Court · 1985
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