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BERRY v. FEDERAL KEMPER LIFE ASSUR. CO.

No. 23,186.

99 P.3d 1166 (2004)

136 N.M. 454

2004-NMCA-116

Charles BERRY, for himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. FEDERAL KEMPER LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Denied September 17, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul G. Bardacke, John M. Eaves, Peter S. Kierst, Kerry C. Kiernan, Karen S. Mendenhall Eaves, Bardacke, Baugh, Kierst & Larson P.A., Dennis M. McCary, Floyd D. Wilson, Alan R. Wilson, McCary, Wilson & Pryor, Alan Konrad, Albuquerque, NM, for Appellee.

David F. Cunningham, Rubin Katz Law Firm, P.C., Santa Fe, NM, J. Kevin McCall, Clark C. Johnson, Suzanne J. Prysak, Jenner & Block, LLP, Chicago, IL, for Appellant.

Victoria E. Fimea, American Council of Life Insurers, Washington, D.C., George Ruhlen, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, Santa Fe, NM, Evan M. Tager, Craig W. Canetti, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae American Council of Life Insurers.

Betty D. Montgomery, Attorney General, Scott Myers, Lawrence D. Pratt, Assistant Attorney Generals, Columbus, OH, Ann Maloney Conway, Cynthia A. Braun, Huffaker & Conway, P.C., Albuquerque, NM, for Amicus Curiae Lee Covington, II, Superintendent, Ohio Dep't of Insurance.

Randal W. Roberts, Simone, Roberts & Weiss, P.A., Albuquerque, NM, for Amicus Curiae National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

Certiorari Denied, No. 28,850, September 17, 2004.

OPINION

BUSTAMANTE, Judge.

{1} The district court certified a nationwide class action against Federal Kemper Life Assurance Company (Kemper) seeking damages assertedly caused by Kemper's modal premium program for life insurance policies. Kemper appealed from the certification order pursuant to Rule 1-023(F) NMRA 2004. Affirming in part and reversing in part, we address a number of issues of...

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