Carolyn Lazar v. Mark Kroncke

OPINION

SILER, Senior Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff Carolyn Lazar appeals the district court’s grant of Defendant Mark G. Kroncke’s motion to dismiss her second amended answer and cross-claim (“SAACC”). For the reasons set forth below, we reverse the district court’s ruling that Lazar lacks standing to bring her constitutional challenge under the Contracts Clause, but nonetheless affirm the judgment finding that Lazar’s constitutional challenge fails and affirming the district court’s other rulings.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Lazar was married to George Thomas Kroneke (“Decedent”) when he…