Lawrence v. National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa
Case Details
- Judge(s)
- Judge James E. Boasberg
- Status — whether other courts must follow this ruling
- Published
- Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
- motion to dismiss
- State
- District of Columbia
- Circuit
- D.C. Circuit
Related Laws
No specific laws identified for this ruling.
Claim Types
Outcome
The court granted the defendant insurance company's motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim, finding that plaintiffs did not adequately plead that the insured suffered 'complete and irreversible paralysis' as required by the insurance policy. However, dismissal was without prejudice, allowing plaintiffs to file an amended complaint.
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