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Capone v. Aetna Life Ins. Co., No. 09-10222
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In an ERISA action seeking disability benefits from an insurer, summary judgment for defendant is reversed where: 1) even if plaintiff's dive off a dock into shallow water was intentional, if there was an intervening unexpected act, plaintiff would be entitled to recover under the policy; and 2) it was unreasonable to conclude that plaintiff's intoxication caused his injury.
Read Capone v. Aetna Life Ins. Co., No. 09-10222
Appellate Information
Filed January 5, 2010
Judges
Opinion by Judge Fay
