Fifth Circuit· 3/29/1995

Todd v. AIG Life Ins. Co.

Citations

47 F.3d 1448
1995 U.S. App. LEXIS 6270
1995 WL 106173

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holding that a subjective expectation of survival is objec tively reasonable “if death is not substantially certain to result from the insured’s conduct”
stating that an expectation is objectively reasonable if the outcome is not “substantially certain to result from the insured’s conduct”
stating that an expectation is objectively reasonable if the outcome is not \substantially certain to result from the insured's conduct\
noting that the “substantially certain” test “followed the essence of’ the “substantially likely” test
noting that the \substantially certain\ test \followed the essence of\ the \substantially likely\ test
finding an abuse of discretion in the award of attorneys’ fees when the district court failed to apply both the Bowen factors and the lodestar calculation

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