ADAM v. STONEBRIDGE LIFE INS. CO.

No. 09-3014.

612 F.3d 967 (2010)

Michael ADAM, Administrator of the Estate of Richard J. Kessel, on behalf of Briale Kessel, Appellant, v. STONEBRIDGE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 15, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth Jenadija Craig, argued, Iowa City, IA, Martin A. Diaz, on the brief, Iowa City, IA, for appellant.

Tara Zager Hall, argued, Steven Lowell Nelson, on the brief, Des Moines, IA, for appellee.

Before SMITH, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges, and KORNMANN, District Judge.


SMITH, Circuit Judge.

Michael Adam, administrator of the deceased Richard Kessel's estate, brought suit against Stonebridge Life Insurance Company ("Stonebridge") alleging breach of contract and bad faith after Stonebridge rescinded an insurance policy and denied Adam's claim for benefits. Stonebridge answered, asserting the affirmative defenses of equitable estoppel, lack of standing, waiver, and equitable rescission. The district court2

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