Francis T. Foster v. Principal Life Insurance Compa

ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

Principal Life Insurance Company moved to dismiss Francis T. Foster’s complaint for failure to state a claim. The district court dismissed the complaint but did so because the court concluded that Foster’s claim against Principal was “derivative” of a related lawsuit that had already been settled. Although Foster’s complaint was not a model of clarity, we conclude that it stated a claim that was not precluded by any other litigation. We therefore vacate the judgment and remand for further proceedings.

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In reviewing, this dismissal, we accept all well-pleaded factual…