Flores v. Monumental Life Insurance

McKAY, Circuit Judge.

In this diversity case, Plaintiff Fred Flores appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment to Defendant Monumental Life Insurance Company on Plaintiffs claims of breach of contract, bad faith, and negligence per se.

Background

Plaintiff Fred Flores and his wife, Sandra Flores, had two accidental death insurance certificates issued by Defendant, one certificate effective in May 2000 and the other effective in June 2003. Both policies provided that benefits would be paid only if the “death occurr[ed] as a direct result of an Injury.” (Appellant’s App. at 62, 76.)…