Legal Opinion
Lincoln Benefit Life v. James Wilson
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 30, 2018No. 17-1341PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Chief Judge.
Lincoln Benefit Life ("Lincoln Life") sued its former agent, James W. Wilson ("Wilson"), for damages it incurred in a lawsuit brought by a policyholder who purchased a Lincoln Life policy through Wilson. Wilson counterclaimed, seeking withheld commissions and bonuses from the sale of that policy. The district court 1 granted Wilson summary judgment with respect to Lincoln Life's claims for damages on the basis that they were barred by collateral estoppel. At the close of the jury trial of the remaining claims, the court entered judgment as a matter of law in favor of…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- D'Arata v. New York Central Mutual Fire InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
- Tydings v. Greenfield, Stein & Senior, LLPNew York Court of Appeals · 2008
- Lincoln Benefit Life Company, Nebraska Domestic Insurance Corporation, Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Robert R. Edwards, Appellee/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
- Lone Cedar Ranches, Inc. v. JandebeurNebraska Supreme Court · 1994
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