Common Sense The fact that we charge people fees that we have disclosed and that fees reduce the value of your policy, and if your policy keeps reducing in value, it will lapse, is not a fraud. That’s common sense. That’s how life insurance works.  (p171)  —  Closing Argument by Mr. Martens, (Defense Attorney, LIfe…

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MDL-1102 – Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada Sales Practices Litigation MDL-1102 – LC – IN RE: Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada Sales Practices Litigation Document 92 – Opinion – 9p 1995 – LC – Civ. No. 2:95-05723 (WJM) Opinion – 9p re: Dorothy S. Curhan v. Sun Life Financial,Opinion (after Main Case) – Document 92 – Filed: 07/02/13…

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MDL-1091 – IN RE: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Sales Practices Litigation Special Committee on Metropolitan Life – NAIC MDL-1091 – IN RE: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Sales Practices Litigation  —  [BonkNote] 1995 1005 – 2007 0607 Ambrose, Donetta W. PAW 1999 1228 – LC – MDL-1091 – Metropolitan Life – Final Order Approving Class Action Settlement – 19p In its…

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Costigan vs. John Hancock 2014 – LC- Costigan vs. John Hancock 5:14-cv-01002-GJL  United States District Court Northern District of Ohio Eastern Division Doc 12 – Amended Complaint – 4p Doc 23 – 40p 23 Main Document 24 pages 1 Exhibit In re Manufacturers Life Ins. Co.-2008 Order 3 pages  2 Exhibit July 2010 Premium Illustration…

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Alabama – Legal Cases 2002 – LC – Smith, et al. v. AmerUs Life Ins. Co. Bobby Ray Smith Family Trust, Precision Husky Corporation, Martha Smith, in her capacity as the trustee v Amerus Jury Trial No. CV-02-304 St. Clair Circuit Court – stclair.alacourt.gov/ v2.alacourt.com/ Judge: Charles E. Robinson 2007 07 – The Alabama Jury…

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Legal Cases – Media 1995 0103 – WSJ – Fine Print Victims: Some Agents ‘Churn’ Life Insurance Policies, Hurt Their Customers, Prudential, by Leslie Scism – <WishList> 1997 1024 – WSJ – MONY Wins Dismissal of Suit Over ‘Vanishing Premium’ Policies, by Leslie Scism – [link]   2018 1004 – APNews – Aegon: Transamerica Settles Universal Life…

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Duhaime v John Hancock 1999 – LC – Richard DUHAIME v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company Senator Howard M. Metzenbaum (D-OH) Decided: June 28, 1999, United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit No. 98-2139.  1:96-cv-10706 Pacer – Yes Duhaime, et al v. John Hancock Mutual, et al   8:1995cv01556 Florida Middle District Court 09/20/1995 03/27/1996…

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MDL-634 – IN RE: Academy Life Insurance Company Estate Conservation Plan Litigation Academy Life Insurance Company 1957 – ia803409.us.archive.org/25/items/sim_army-times_1957-10-19_18_11/sim_army-times_1957-10-19_18_11.pdf 1980s – MDL-634 – IN RE: Academy Life Insurance Company Estate Conservation Plan Litigation  —  [BonkNote] 1984 0505 – El Paso Times – Mattox: Insurance company must make refunds – newspapers.com/article/el-paso-times/136240027/ Jack Milton Amason, Agent. ECP-95 – Policy 1984…

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