Bates v. Bankers Life and Casualty Co.

No. 2 January 19, 2018 337 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON Lorraine BATES, Charles Ehrman Bates, Eileen Burke, Jaci Evans, as Successor Personal Representative for the Estate of Thomas Marier, and Dalla Francis, as Personal Representative for the Estate of George Alexander, Plaintiffs, v. BANKERS LIFE AND CASUALTY COMPANY, an Illinois insurance company and CNO Financial Group, INC., a Delaware corporation, Defendants. (US District Court No. 3:13-CV-00580-PK; US Court of Appeals No. 14-35397; SC S064742) On certified question from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth…