Bates v. Bankers Life & Casualty, No. 14-35397 (9th Cir. 2017)
Annotate this CasePlaintiffs, elderly Oregonians or their successors who purchased long-term healthcare insurance policies sold by Bankers, filed suit alleging that Bankers developed onerous procedures to delay and deny insurance claims. The court certified the following question to the Oregon Supreme Court, pursuant to Oregon Revised Statues 28.200: Does a plaintiff state a claim under Oregon Revised Statutes 124.110(1)(b) for wrongful withholding of money or property where it is alleged that an insurance company has in bad faith delayed the processing of claims and refused to pay benefits owed under an insurance contract?
Court Description: Certification to Oregon Supreme Court. The panel certified the following question of state law to the Oregon Supreme Court: Does a plaintiff state a claim under Oregon Revised Statutes § 124.110(1)(b) for wrongful withholding of money or property where it is alleged that an insurance company has in bad faith delayed the processing of claims and refused to pay benefits owed under an insurance contract?
The court issued a subsequent related opinion or order on March 29, 2018.
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