Legal Opinion
Joan Eddy, of the Estate of James Peter Eddy v. Colonial Life Insurance Company of America
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 23, 1990No. 89-7206PublishedCited by 174 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALD, Chief Judge:
Joan Eddy appeals from a district court ruling that the Colonial Life Insurance Company (“Colonial Life” or “Chubb”) did not breach its fiduciary duty to her son, James Peter Eddy, despite Eddy’s claim that he received misleading information which resulted in the termination of his health and life insurance coverage. We hold that the district court erroneously construed Chubb’s fiduciary duty to Eddy; accordingly, we reverse the district court’s decision and remand for further proceedings.
I. BACKGROUND
In May 1986, James Peter Eddy was diagnosed as “HIV-positive,” that is, as…
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