Legal Opinion
Bakal v. Paul Revere Life Insurance
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided September 10, 2008No. 06 C 1936PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
JAMES F. HOLDERMAN, Chief Judge.
On March 7, 2006, plaintiff Edward P. Bakal (“Bakal”) filed a three-count complaint in the Circuit Court of Cook County against defendant The Paul Revere Life Insurance Company (“Paul Revere”), alleging breach of contract pursuant to an occupational disability policy issued by Paul Revere (the “Policy”) and seeking a declaratory judgment of Bakal’s rights under the Policy, along with damages pursuant to Section 155 of the Illinois Insurance Code, 215 ILCS 5/155. After removing the case to federal court on the basis of diversity 1 and…
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