Articles Posted in challenging beneficiary designations

Many life insurance lawsuits involve disputes over the designation of beneficiaries. In Humana Ins. Co. of Kentucky v. O’Neal (2018), the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals had to evaluate two competing claims for life insurance proceeds under an ERISA plan (“Plan”). Under the Plan, the decedent (“Decedent”) could name a…

  Under what circumstances will a court rule that the named beneficiary under a life insurance policy is not entitled to receive the proceeds of the policy?  In Estate of Lane v. Courteaux (2017), the Court of Appeals of Tennessee wrestled with that issue, before ruling against the party who…