Rose Belle Thorn; Rosa M. Thorn, Individually and as Personal Representatives of the Estate of Leroy Thorn, Deceased; Robert Pugh; Evelyn D. Pugh, on behalf of themselves and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v.
JEFFERSON-PILOT LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, as successor of Pilot Life Insurance Company, Defendant-Appellee.
American Council of Life Insurers, Amicus Supporting Appellee.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued September 19, 2005.
Decided February 15, 2006.
Corrected Opinion Filed March 9, 2006.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
ARGUED: Sanford Svetcov, Lerach, Coughlin, Stoia, Geller, Rudman & Robbins, L.L.P., San Francisco, California, for Appellants. James F. Jorden, Jorden Burt, L.L.P., Washington, DC, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Andrew S. Friedman, Wendy J. Harrison, Bonnett, Fairbourn, Friedman & Balint, P.C., Phoenix, Arizona; William M. Audet, Michael McShane, Alexander, Hawes & Audet, L.L.P., San Francisco, California; W. Christian Hoyer, Christa L. Collins, James, Hoyer, Newcomer & Smiljanich, P.A., Tampa, Florida; John J. Stoia, Jr., Alreen Haeggquist, Lerach, Coughlin, Stoia, Geller, Rudman & Robbins, L.L.P., San Francisco, California; Charles Mathis, Mathis, Adams & Tate, P.C., Atlanta, Georgia; Barry A. Weprin, Brad N. Friedman, Milberg, Weiss, Bershad & Schulman, L.L.P., New York, New York; Christopher A. Seeger, David R. Buchanan, Seeger, Weiss, L.L.P., New York, New York; Herman Watson, Jr., Rebekah Keith McKinney, Watson, Jimmerson, Givhan, Martin & McKinney, P.C., Huntsville, Alabama; T. English McCutchen, William E. Hopkins, Jr., McCutchen, Blanton, Johnson & Barnette, L.L.P., Columbia, South Carolina; Ronald R. Parry, David Futscher, Parry, Deering, Futscher & Sparks, P.S.C., Covington, Kentucky; J.P. Strom, Jr., Mario A. Pacella, Strom & Young, L.L.C., Columbia, South Carolina; Joe R. Whatley, Whatley, Drake, L.L.C., Birmingham, Alabama, for Appellants. Brent O.E. Clinkscale, Jacquelyn D. Austin, Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice, P.L.L.C., Greenville, South Carolina; Debbie W. Harden, Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice, P.L.L.C., Charlotte, North Carolina; Waldemar J. Pflepsen, Jr., Stephen H. Goldberg, Jorden Burt, L.L.P., Washington, DC, for Appellee. Victoria E. Fimea, American Council of Life Insurers, Washington, DC; Evan M. Tager, Craig W. Canetti, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, L.L.P., Washington, DC for Amicus Supporting Appellee.
Before WILLIAMS and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges, and James C. DEVER III, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina, sitting by designation.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Affirmed and remanded by published opinion. Judge WILLIAMS wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge DEVER concurred. Judge MICHAEL wrote a separate dissenting opinion.
OPINION
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
The named plaintiffs (Appellants) in this case filed an individual and class-action complaint against Jefferson-Pilot Life Insurance Company on behalf of themselves and approximately 1.4 million African-American policyholders. The complaint alleged...
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