Disability Suit Remanded; Insurer Failed To Prove Damages Exceed $75,000

LONDON, Ky. - A Kentucky federal judge on Nov. 15 remanded a disability claimant's breach of contract and bad faith suit after determining that the disability insurer failed to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the claimant's damages will exceed the federal jurisdictional minimum of $75,000 (Connie L. Hacker v. Aetna Life Insurance Co., No. 18-30, E.D. Ky., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 194961).
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