Legal Opinion
Altimari v. John Hancock Variable Life Insurance
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 26, 2003No. CIV.A.02-2972PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
KATZ, Senior District Judge.
Plaintiff Mary Jo Altimari brings the above-titled action against John Hancock Variable Life Insurance Company (Hancock) and First Union/Wachovia Bank (Wachovia) for failing to pay life insurance benefits following the death of her common law husband. Specifically, Altimari is suing Hancock for breach of contract and breach of an implied-in-fact contract. Alti-mari also alleges promissory estoppel, bad faith, unfair trade practices, fraud, and negligent misrepresentation against both Hancock and Wachovia. For the reasons set forth below, the…
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