Legal Opinion
Lewis & Ellis, Inc. v. General American Life Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 5, 2002No. 01-1264PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
BYE, Circuit Judge.
This class action concerns more than 240,000 current and former policyholders who claim General American Life Insurance Company (GALIC) committed fraud and made material misrepresentations in the course of selling certain life insurance policies. GALIC agreed to settle the case by paying class members at least $55 million in the form of additional policy benefits.
Several unnamed class members, including appellant James Henderson, objected to the settlement terms. The settlement offered class members the option of receiving a lump-sum payment or participating in a claims…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Church of Scientology of California v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Devlin v. ScardellettiSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Ballard v. Advance AmericaSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2002
- In Re: General American Life Insurance Company Sales Practices Litigation Lewis & Ellis, Inc. Karen Shapiro, Movants, James HendersonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
- Henderson v. General American Life Insurance Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 2002