Month: February 2015

MH Secures Dismissal with Prejudice in Wrongful Lapse Case

MH attorney Jodi Swick represented a life insurer where the policy lapsed, due to non-payment of premium, and insured died thereafter. Plaintiff claimed her husband was incapacitated and was not capable under the California Probate Code to let the policy lapse such that the policy should be reinstated. We brought a motion to dismiss claiming […]

MH Secures Dismissal with Prejudice of Bad Faith Claim

MH attorney Jodi Swick represented a life insurance company who was sued by a plaintiff alleging a massive conspiracy to deny him benefits under his parents’ life insurance policy. We successfully moved to dismiss three iterations of Plaintiff’s complaint and twice successfully avoided attempts to remand the case to California state court. After the third […]