COOKE v. JACKSON NAT. LIFE INS. CO.

Nos. 18-3527 & 18-3583.

919 F.3d 1024 (2019)

Norma L. COOKE, Plaintiff-Appellee, Cross-Appellant, v. JACKSON NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant, Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 26, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Bradley Pollack , Attorney, POLLACK LAW FIRM, Lake Bluff, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Alexander David Marks , Attorney, BURKE, WARREN, MACKAY & SERRITELLA, P.C., Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Jeffrey S. Marks , Attorney, BUSSE BUSSE & GRASSE, Chicago, IL, Steven Bradley Pollack , Attorney, POLLACK LAW FIRM, Lake Bluff, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Before Easterbrook and Barrett, Circuit Judges, and Stadtmueller, District Judge.


In this suit under the diversity jurisdiction, a district court ordered Jackson National Life Insurance to pay about $191,000 on a policy of life insurance. 243 F.Supp.3d 987 (N.D. Ill. 2017). The court added that the insurer had litigated unreasonably and ordered it to reimburse Cooke's legal fees under 215 ILCS 5/155...

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