Congress Life Ins. Co. v. Barstow

I respectfully dissent. Congress Life breached its contract with Mrs. Barstow by delaying pre-authorization for nearly six months after Dr. Gunter requested it in his May 14, 1997 letter, by expressly denying pre-authorization in Congress Life's September 16, 1997 letter to Mrs. Barstow, and by not granting pre-authorization until November 3, 1997, amonth after the October 2, 1997 date when Mrs. Barstow filed her lawsuitagainst Congress Life. Congress Life breached its duty of good faith by not even conceiving the idea of a responsible investigation, the "dental review," of Mrs. Barstow's…