Legal Opinion
Barber v. Lincoln National Life Insurance Co.
District Court, W.D. Kentucky
Decided May 16, 2017No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:17-cv-00034-JHMPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum Opinion and Order
Joseph H. McKinley, Jr., Chief Judge
This matter is before the Court on Defendant Lincoln National Life Insurance Company’s (“Lincoln”) motion to dismiss. (DN 9.) Fully briefed, this matter is ripe for decision. For-the reasons stated below, the motion is GRANTED.
I. Background
This matter arises out of a long-term disability insurance policy. Plaintiff Barber was employed as a business litigation attorney with Stites - & Harbison PLLC (“Stites”). (Pl.’s Compl. [DN 1] ¶ 7.) Barber was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in November 2014. (Id. ¶ 8.) Stites has a…
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