Stella Duir v. John Alden Life Insurance Company, a Foreign Insurance Corporation

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

This case focuses on the law of Wisconsin concerning a bad faith action brought by an insured against an insurance company. The plaintiff Stella Duir brought this diversity action against the defendant John Alden Life Insurance Company (“JALIC”) seeking compensatory and punitive damages following JALIC’s refusal to pay her medical expenses under a group health insurance policy. The district court granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment. 573 F.Supp. 1002. On appeal, we affirm for the reasons set forth below.

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For over twenty years, Stella Duir, a citizen of…