Legal Opinion
Laura Yarnell v. Transamerica Life Insurance Co
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 17, 2011No. 10-5367UnpublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PAUL D. BORMAN, District Judge.
Plaintiff-Appellant Laura Yarnell filed a complaint in Tennessee state court alleging that Defendant-Appellee Transamerica Life Insurance Company (“Transamerica”) breached its contract with her when it denied her claim to her husband’s life insurance benefits. Transamerica removed the case to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee on the basis of diversity jurisdiction. Yarnell then filed an amended complaint adding Defendants-Appellees SunTrust Securities, Inc. and SunTrust Annuities, Inc. (“SunTrust”), 1 and asserting…
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