Legal Opinion
Cole ex rel. Th. C. v. Am. Heritage Life Ins. Co.
District Court, N.D. Indiana
Decided April 18, 2018No. CAUSE NO. 3:17–CV–494–PPSPublished
1Opinion of the Court
PHILIP P. SIMON, JUDGE, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
OPINION AND ORDER
Plaintiff November Cole brought this ERISA action on behalf of her minor children to recover life insurance benefits under a group insurance policy purchased by her late husband, Thomas H. Cole, Sr., through his employer. Mr. Cole tragically died by suicide on January 2, 2016 and the Plaintiffs filed a claim for benefits under the group policy. Their claim was denied pursuant to the group policy's suicide exclusion.
What appears to be a fairly straightforward case is complicated by the timeline of events. Mr. Cole originally…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. BruchSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Argyropoulos v. City of AltonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
- Carolyn Herzberger v. Standard Insurance Company, Beverly A. Johnson v. Prudential Insurance Company of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- Diaz v. Prudential Ins. Co. of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
11 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.