Legal Opinion
Provident Life & Accident Insurance v. Goel
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 4, 2001No. 99-60443PublishedCited by 142 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DENNIS, Circuit Judge:
After suffering an injury to his hand that prevented him from performing surgery, Dr. Dinesh K. Goel sought disability benefits under a policy issued by Provident Life and Accident Insurance Company (“Provident”). Although it paid on the claim, Provident reserved its rights and ultimately brought this declaratory judgment action to rescind the policy, contending that Dr. Goel did not satisfy a condition precedent to coverage by failing to cancel a disability policy he held with another insurer. The district court granted summary judgment to Provident and de nied Dr.…
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