Former Professional Hockey Player Claims Fraud After He Repaid Insurance Payout

Mealey's (January 25, 2017, 8:15 AM EST) -- NEW YORK — A New York federal court erred when it granted summary judgment to an insurer that forced the repayment of a personal permanent total disability (PTD) insurance policy after the insured, a National Hockey League (NHL) player, returned to the ice for several seasons even though there was no repayment obligation in the policy, the former professional hockey player alleges in his reply brief and response to cross-appeal filed Jan. 6 in the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals (Standard Security Life Insurance Company of New York v. Bryan Berard, No. 16-1119, 2nd Cir.)....