Legal Opinion
Joan Cherie Amadeo v. Principal Mutual Life Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 22, 2002No. 00-55333PublishedCited by 139 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FISHER, Circuit Judge.
Joan Amadeo filed this suit after Principal Mutual Life Insurance Company (“Principal”) denied her benefits under her disability income insurance policy. Principal based its denial on its contention that Amadeo’s “regular occupation ... just pri- or to her disability” was “unemployed,” despite Amadeo’s 20 year career in the securities industry before she became unemployed during a period of severe depression. The district court granted partial summary adjudication against Amadeo on her claim that Principal breached the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing…
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