Respondents Tell High Court Beneficiary Determination Case Lacks Circuit Conflict

Mealey's (December 14, 2021, 1:26 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court should deny review, a life insurer and employer assert in Dec. 13 opposition to a petition for certiorari filed by an estate administrator who was denied life insurance benefits when an insured died without naming a beneficiary, arguing that the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals’ ruling in their favor was correct and involves neither a circuit conflict nor an important question of federal law....