Johnson v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION NEDRA JOHNSON, ) ) Plaintiff, ) Case No. 23-cv-9045 ) v. ) Hon. Steven C. Seeger ) METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE ) COMPANY, ) ) Defendant. ) ____________________________________) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Decades ago, James Johnson, Jr. obtained a life insurance policy as a federal employee. He completed a form and designated his then-wife and daughter as beneficiaries in 1983. He later divorced, and then married Plaintiff Nedra Johnson. They enjoyed two decades of marriage before he passed away in 2022.…