Legal Opinion

Gaffney v. AAA Life Insurance

District Court, D. Massachusetts

Decided April 30, 1998No. 97-11863-JLTPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM

TAURO, Chief Judge.

This action arises out of Defendant AAA Life Insurance Company’s refusal to pay Plaintiff Sandra Gaffney proceeds under a life insurance policy. Mrs. Gaffney asserts state-law claims for breach of contract (Counts I and II), failure to give notice of potential cancellation of the policy as required by Massachusetts General Law c. 175, §§ 187C and 187D (Count I), and violations of M.G.L. c. 93A and 176D for unfair and deceptive trade practices (Count II). Presently before the court are the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment. 1

I

BACKGROUND

Defendant AAA Life…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Simion Stepanischen v. Merchants Despatch Transportation CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
  2. Commonwealth v. MahdiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
  3. Van Dyke v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
  4. Rocci v. Massachusetts Accident Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1916
  5. Flanders & Medeiros, Inc. v. Elizabeth v. BogosianCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Kavanagh v. New York Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999

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