LEVY v. WEST COAST LIFE INS. CO.

No. 22-1033.

44 F.4th 621 (2022)

Matthew J. LEVY and Jason D. Levy, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. WEST COAST LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 10, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neil B. Posner , Jason M. Rosenthal , Attorneys, Much Shelist, P.C., Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

John C. Neiman, Jr. , Caleb C. Wolanek , Attorneys, Maynard, Cooper & Gale PC, Birmingham, AL, Julie F. Wall , Attorney, Chittenden, Murday & Novotny LLC, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before Easterbrook, Wood, and Brennan, Circuit Judges.


For almost 20 years, Benita Levy held a life insurance policy with West Coast Life Insurance Company. Approximately five months before she died, Levy missed a payment. Upon her death, West Coast Life declared the policy forfeited because of the missed payment and accordingly refused to pay the benefit to her beneficiaries.<...

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