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ACE v. AETNA LIFE INS. CO.

Nos. 96-35813, 96-36020.

139 F.3d 1241 (1998)

Sherrie ACE, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee, v. AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided March 12, 1998.

As Amended on Partial Grant of Rehearing May 7, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey Feldman and Susan Orlansky, Young & Feldman, Anchorage, AK; Richard H. Friedman, Jeffrey K. Rubin, Friedman, Rubin & White, Anchorage, AK, for plaintiff-appellant.

Philip Lacovara, New York, NY, for defendant-appellee.

Before: FLETCHER and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges, and SCHWARZER, Senior District Judge.

SCHWARZER, Senior District Judge:

Sherrie Ace ("Ace"), a resident of Alaska, sued Aetna Life Insurance Company ("Aetna") in Alaska state court alleging that Aetna acted in bad faith in denying her claim for long-term disability benefits. Aetna removed the case to federal court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1332, 1441.

The jury ruled for Ace on her bad faith claim and awarded her $27,009 for the wrongful denial...

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