PRINCIPAL NATIONAL LIFE INS. CO. v. ROTHENBERG

No. 22-1114.

70 F.4th 1046 (2023)

PRINCIPAL NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Donna T. ROTHENBERG, Defendant-Appellant. v. Robert W. Bagby, Counter Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: June 12, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant and appeared on the brief was Gerald P Greiman , of Saint Louis, MO. The following attorney also appeared on the appellant brief: Timothy J. Ahrenhoersterbaeumer , of Saint Louis, MO.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee Principal National Life Insurance Company, and appeared on the brief, was Edna Sybil Kersting , of Chicago, IL. Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee Robert W. Bagby, and appeared on the brief, was Barbara A. Smith , of Saint Louis, MO. The following attorneys also appeared on the appellee brief of Robert W. Bagby; Herbert Richard Giorgio, Jr. , of Saint Louis, MO., Sasha D. Riedisser , of Saint Louis, MO., Joshua M. Watts , of Saint Louis, MO.

Before GRUENDER, BENTON, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.


Dr. Robert P. Rothenberg (Rob) tragically suffered a fatal heart attack prior to paying the initial premium on his term life insurance policy issued by Principal National Life Insurance Company (Principal). Principal filed this action in the district court,1 seeking a declaratory judgment that...

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