Wilmington Trust, N.A. v. Lincoln Benefit Life Co.

Michael P. Mills, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

This cause comes before the court on the motion of defendant Lincoln Benefit Life Company ("LBL"), pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(2), to dismiss this action for lack of personal jurisdiction. Plaintiff Wilmington Trust, N.A. ("Wilmington") has responded in opposition to the motion, and the court, having considered the memoranda and submissions of the parties, concludes that the motion is not well taken and should be denied.

This is a bad faith insurance case arising out of allegations that defendant LBL unlawfully refused to pay benefits on a…