Disability Claimant Permitted To Allege Breach Of Contract Claim Under Alabama Law

(March 29, 2019, 12:16 PM EDT) -- INDIANAPOLIS — A disability claimant is permitted to file an amended complaint to allege a breach of contract claim under Alabama law against a disability income insurer, an Indiana federal judge said March 28 after determining that Alabama law must be applied to the disability benefits dispute (Chad E. Mathis, M.D. v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., a/k/a MetLife, et al., No. 18-1893, S.D. Ind., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 52703)....