Mealey's (July 6, 2016, 2:43 PM EDT) -- BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — An Alabama federal judge on June 29 denied a disability insurer’s motion for summary judgment after determining that a genuine issue of material fact exists regarding whether the insurer received the claimant’s letter appealing the termination of disability benefits (Cheryl Hitt v. United of Omaha Life Insurance Co., No. 15-1790, N.D. Ala.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 84119).

(Opinion available. Document #17-160711-015Z.)

Cheryl Hitt filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama against United of Omaha Life Insurance Co.,...