U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Tamarin Lindenberg v. Jackson Nat'l Life Ins. Co.
Panel
The judges who heard this appeal.
- Judge Eric L. Clay
- Judge Joan Louise Larsen
Case history
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Dec. 21, 2018decided Decision issued in Tamarin Lindenberg v. Jackson Nat'l Life Ins. Co.
Opinions and writings
RECOMMENDED FOR FULL-TEXT PUBLICATION Pursuant to Sixth Circuit I.O.P. 32.1(b) File Name: 18a0280p.06 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT TAMARIN LINDENBERG, individually and as natural ┐ guardian of her minor children ZTL and SML, │ Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, │…
CLAY, Circuit Judge. *353Defendant Jackson National Life Insurance Company ("Defendant") appeals from the district court's judgment enforcing a jury trial verdict of $350,000 in actual damages, $87,500 in bad faith damages, and $3,000,000 in punitive damages in favor of Plaintiff Tamarin Lindenberg ("Plaintiff"), individually and in her capacit…
LARSEN, Circuit Judge, concurring in part and dissenting in part.1 State courts are the authority on questions of state law. Federal courts must sometimes decide state law questions, but we are the back-ups. We are to follow, not lead. This case presents two uncertain and important questions of state law: one concerning the proper construction of a T…