How to Counter Appeals Court’s Ruling Against Insurance Claims The federal Court of Appeals issued a shocking decision last week. In a unanimous ruling, it struck down aCalifornialaw that had allowed heirs of Armenian Genocide victims to sue life insurance companies for unpaid claims.
Acknowledging its reliance on the “rarely invoked doctrine” of “field preemption,” the Court judged the state law to be unconstitutional,...
ankakh February 29, 2012 8:10