GAYMAN v. PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

No. 02-2298.

311 F.3d 851 (2002)

Esther L. GAYMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., Principal Financial Group, Inc., and Principal Life Insurance Company, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 22, 2002.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied December 17, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James M. Pietz (argued), Richard A. Finberg, Malakoff, Doyle & Finberg, Pittsburgh, PA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Daniel J. McMahon, Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker, Chicago, IL, Lorin L. Reisner (argued), Debevoise & Plimpton, New York, NY, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before BAUER, EASTERBROOK, and MANION, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied December 17, 2002.

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Principal Life Insurance Co. converted from mutual to stock form in 2001. Although the insurer itself had converted in 1998, it became a wholly owned subsidiary of Principal Mutual Holding Co., which remained a mutual. This left the policyholders with voting control and the right to receive any surplus should the insurer liquidate, but it saddled the firm with a major drawback...

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