Published by The Pellegrin Firm August 7, 2019

Life insurance disputes are complicated, and beneficiaries will often find that insurance companies will try to find any excuse not to pay what the policy requires. However, life insurance companies must follow strict procedural rules, or they could find themselves having to pay the policy amount plus attorneys’ fees in court. On June 13, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans ruled on the appeal of a woman seeking payment on her husband’s life insurance policy.

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