Ruling Form A ‘Clear Repudiation,’ Panel Affirms Life Insurance Case Dismissal

Mealey's (January 13, 2022, 9:36 AM EST) -- CINCINNATI — Receipt of an IRS Form 712 showing that contested life insurance benefits had been paid to someone else constituted a “clear repudiation” under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and started a limitations period, the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Jan. 10, affirming a Kentucky federal court’s dismissal of the case....