BATES v. BANKERS LIFE AND CAS. CO.

No. 14-35397.

848 F.3d 1236 (2017)

Lorraine BATES; Charles Ehrman Bates; Eileen Burke; Jaci Evans, as Successor Personal Representative for the Estate of Thomas Marier; and Dalla Francis, as Personal Representative for the Estate of George Alexander, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BANKERS LIFE AND CASUALTY COMPANY, an Illinois insurance company; CNO Financial Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed February 24, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rachele R. Selvig (argued) and Christopher L. Cauble , Cauble & Cauble LLP, Grants Pass, Oregon; Michael L. Williams and Leslie W. O'Leary , Williams O'Leary LLC, Portland, Oregon; for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Adam J. Kaiser (argued), Jeffrey J. Amato , and Matthew A. Stark , Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, New York; Ilan Wurman , Winston & Strawn LLP, Washington, D.C.; Vicki L. Smith , Lane Powell PC, Portland, Oregon; for Defendants-Appellants.

Before: Richard R. Clifton, Mary H. Murguia, and Jacqueline H. Nguyen, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

Plaintiffs appeal the district court's orders striking their class allegations and dismissing their claims under Oregon's financial abuse statute, Oregon Revised Statute § 124.110. We dismiss the appeal in part because we lack jurisdiction to review the order striking the class allegations. As to the proper interpretation...

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