The Firm obtained today a complete dismissal in the Supreme Court of New York (Suffolk County) (Pitts, J.) of claims that the Firm’s client, a national life insurance company, wrongfully failed to pay a death benefit on a life insurance policy. The Court agreed with the Firm’s arguments that, based on documentary evidence, the policy had lapsed before the insured passed away, and the client was not estopped from lapsing the policy by its alleged acceptance of a change of beneficiary form following the lapse. The Court dismissed Plaintiff’s claims with prejudice, without leave to replead.
