Legal Opinion
Robert Lee v. West Coast Life Insurance Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 31, 2012No. 11-55026PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PAEZ, Circuit Judge:
This case, which involves a dispute over the proceeds of a life insurance policy, raises the following issue: Does the federal interpleader remedy shield a negligent stakeholder from tort liability for its creation of a conflict over entitlement to the interpleaded funds? We hold that it does not, and that a claimant may seek to recover all damages directly and proximately caused by the negligent stakeholder’s conduct.
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On March 13, 1998, West Coast Life Insurance Company (“West Coast”) issued a life insurance policy with a death benefit of $800,000 to the late…
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