Legal Opinion
Oehlmann v. Metropolitan Life Insurance
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 21, 2007No. 3:06-CV-01075PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum
EDWIN M. KOSIK, District Judge.
This case concerns a dispute over Defendant Metropolitan Life Insurance Company’s (“Defendant” or “MetLife”) handling of a life-insurance policy claim, to which Plaintiff JoAnne Oehlmann (“Plaintiff’ or “Oehlmann”) is a primary beneficiary. Oehlmann’s ex-husband purchased the policy for their minor daughter, who tragically died in a house fire on April 26, 2005. Plaintiff pleaded the following causes of action: (1) bad faith; (2) breach of contract; (3) breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (4) breach of fiduciary duty; (5) negligence;…
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