United States Tenth Circuit

For life insurance purposes, an employer does not have an insurable interest in an employee unless it presents evidence of a lawful and substantial economic interest in the continued life of the employee.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/12/2005
• Published 05/12/2005

Judges

• McKAY, Circuit Judge., Before EBEL, McKAY, and O'BRIEN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Tenth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael D. Myers of McClanahan & Clearman, L.L.P., Houston, TX (Scott M. Clearman and Robert H. Espey, II, of McClanahan & Clearman, L.L.P;  James C. Hodges and Shanann P. Passley of Eller & Detrich, Tulsa, OK, with him on the briefs), for Plaintiff-Appellant., David L. Bryant, Craig A. Fitzgerald, and Janna Dunagan Hall of the Bryant Law Firm PLLC, Tulsa, OK, on the brief for Amicus Curiae Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.


• For Appellees:
  
• Myron Kirschbaum of Kaye Scholer LLP, New York, N.Y. (Howard Kleinhendler of Kaye Scholer LLP;  Richard M. Eldridge and Thomas E. Steichen of Eldridge, Cooper, Steichen & Leach P.L.L.C., Tulsa, OK, with him on the brief), for Defendant-Appellee.