Disability Claimant Not Precluded From Asserting Breach Of Contract Claim

Mealey's (November 6, 2020, 9:07 AM EST) -- CINCINNATI — The Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Nov. 4 reversed and remanded a district court’s ruling in favor of a disability insurer on breach of contract and bad faith claims after determining that the disability claimant was not precluded from asserting a breach of contract claim based on a prior ruling by the Sixth Circuit (James H. Pogue v. Principal Life Insurance Co., No. 20-5133, 6th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 34937)....