Legal Opinion
Ruderman Ex Rel. Schwartz v. Washington Nat. Ins.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 17, 2012No. 10-14714PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Per curiam
This case involves a dispute between Plaintiff-Appellees Sydelle Ruderman, Sylvia Powers, and other class members (“the insureds”) and Pioneer Life Insur anee Company, which is succeeded in this action by Defendant-Appellant Washington National Insurance Corporation (‘Washington National”). The controversy is over the proper interpretation of certain similar insurance contracts under Florida law. Washington National appeals the District Court’s grant of summary judgment for the insureds.
The District Court concluded that the policies in question were ambiguous and that, under Florida law, they…
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