Life Insurance Co. of North American v. Ortiz
N/AOUTCOME: Reversal on appeal in life insurance case
A peace officer died three weeks after marrying a new wife and without removing his former spouse as the designated beneficiary of his life insurance policies. The new wife won a judgment in the U. S. ... District Court for the Central District of California, but the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed it in a 2-1 decision. Life Ins. Co. of North America v. Ortiz, 535 F.3d 990, 995 (9th Cir. 2008)
