PACIFIC LIFE INS. CO. v. BLEVINS

No. 23-2596.

92 F.4th 734 (2024)

PACIFIC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Petitioner-Appellee v. Katie BLEVINS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: February 8, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant and appeared on the brief was Brian Gene Brooks , of Greenbrier, AR. The following attorney(s) appeared on the appellant brief; Jim Lyons , of Jonesboro, AR., Aaron D. Heller , of Jonesboro, AR.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee and appeared on the brief was John Cowles Neiman, Jr. , of Birmingham, AL. The following attorney(s) appeared on the appellee brief; Thomas J. Butler , of Birmingham, AL., Joshua Robert Hess , of Birmingham, AL., Caleb C. Wolanek , of Birmingham, AL., Paul D. Waddell , of Jonesboro, AR., Sam Waddell , of Jonesboro, AR.

Before BENTON, ERICKSON, and KOBES, Circuit Judges.


Three days after paying for life insurance, Dr. Travis Richardson died. Pacific Life Insurance Company sued for a declaratory judgment that it did not owe benefits to his beneficiary, Katie Blevins. She counterclaimed for declaratory judgment, adding claims of bad faith, promissory estoppel, and apparent authority. The district...

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