United States Fifth Circuit

Louisiana's doctrine of substantial compliance will not apply to change the beneficiary of a life insurance policy without evidence that 1) the named beneficiary interfered with the insured's ability to change, or that 2) the insured complied with requirements on the face of the policy. (Revised opinion)

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/22/2002
• Published 08/06/2002

Judges

• DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:, Before DAVIS, DeMOSS and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Charles J. Ferrara, Metairie, LA, pro se., J. Hunter Bienvenu, Gretna, LA, pro se.


• For Appellees:
  
• Daniel Elmore Becnel, III (argued), LaPlace, LA, for Defendant-Appellee., Al J. Mendoza (argued), Mendoza & Hardin, Harvey, LA, for Defendant-Appellant.