Gottlieb v. Lincoln National Life Insurance

MEMORANDUM OPINION

BENNETT, District Judge.

This action arises out of a complaint that Dr. Sheldon K. and Mrs. Sharon E. Gott-lieb (the “Gottliebs”), both Maryland residents, filed with the Maryland Insurance Administration (“MIA”) against Lincoln National Life Insurance Company (“Lincoln”), an Indiana company. The complaint alleges that Lincoln misled the Gott-liebs into purchasing two life insurance policies in the mid-1980s. MIA conducted an investigation, determined that there was no evidence of misrepresentation, and notified the Gottliebs of their right to a hearing before the Maryland…