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HARTFORD LIFE INS. CO. v. EINHORN EX REL. MEHRING

No. CV 04-2738(ADS).

676 F.Supp.2d 116 (2009)

HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. Kathryn EINHORN, as Executrix of the Estate of Claire A. MEHRING, deceased, Kathryn Einhorn, individually, Christopher Mehring, Edmond Mehring, and Maureen Curran, Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. New York.

December 30, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold LLP, by Michael H. Bernstein, Esq., John T. Seybert, Esq., Colleen Anne DeNoto, Esq., of Counsel, New York, NY, for Plaintiff Hartford Life Insurance Company.

Randy M. Stein, Esq., Carlucci & Legum, LLP, by Steven G. Legum, Esq., of Counsel, Mineola, NY, for Kathryn Einhorn, Individually, and Co-Counsel for Kathryn Einhorn, as Executrix of the Estate of Claire A. Mehring.

Christopher Mehring, Huntington, NY, Defendant pro se.

Edmond Mehring, Old Greenwich, CT, Defendant pro se.

Maureen Curran, Smithtown, NY, Defendant pro se.

SPATT, District Judge.

This case pits a surviving niece of the decedent against her brother and sister in a dispute over the proceeds of a life insurance policy. The key issue presented is whether a signed but undated Change of Beneficiary form constituted "substantial compliance" with the requirements for changing the beneficiaries of the policy.

This case began as a federal interpleader action, filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1335, in which the plaintiff...

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