Judge Rejects ‘Incontestability Claim’ In ERISA Dispute Over Life Insurance

Mealey's (February 6, 2018, 10:04 AM EST) -- OKLAHOMA CITY —An Oklahoma federal judge on Feb. 2 denied a surviving spouse’s motion for summary adjudication on the issue of whether a life insurance policy’s “Incontestability Clause” applied to permit him to receive an additional life insurance benefit under his deceased wife’s employee-sponsored policy (Greg Smith v. Standard Insurance Company, et al., No. 15-1126, W.D. Okla., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17426)....