Rodgers v. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance

MEMORANDUM OPINION

MICHAEL, Senior District Judge.

Plaintiff is a medical doctor who purchased an individual policy of disability insurance from defendant. Plaintiff became disabled in 1994. He applied for benefits from defendant, which were approved. In December 1995, however, defendant determined that plaintiff was no longer disabled. Accordingly, defendant ceased making payments, the last of which was made in December 1995. At that time, plaintiff was eligible for $7500 a month in benefits.

In March 1996, plaintiff filed suit against defendant in the Circuit Court of the City of…