Legal Opinion
Norma Cooke v. Jackson National Life Insuran
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 26, 2019No. 18-3527 & 18-3583PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Easterbrook, Circuit Judge.
In this suit under the diversity jurisdiction, a district court ordered Jackson National Life Insurance to pay about $ 191,000 on a policy of life insurance. 243 F. Supp. 3d 987 (N.D. Ill. 2017). The court added that the insurer had litigated unreasonably and ordered it to reimburse Cooke's legal fees under 215 ILCS 5/155. (Throughout this opinion "Cooke" refers to plaintiff Norma Cooke, the widow of decedent Charles Cooke.) The insurer paid the death benefit and appealed to contend that the court should not have tacked on attorneys' fees. But because the district…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Budinich v. Becton Dickinson & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Walker v. Armco Steel Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Burlington Northern Railroad v. WoodsSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Jennie A. Mayer v. Gary Partners and Company, Limited, and K-Mart CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
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