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Couple can sue insurer for failing to disclose HIV status.

Publication: Trial
Publication Date: 01-MAY-05
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
A panel of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a Wyoming couple can proceed with their lawsuit against a life insurance company that did not disclose to them that their blood test results were HIV-positive. (Pehle v. Farm Bureau Life Ins. Co., 397 F.3d 897 (10th Cir. 2005).)

When Gary and Renna Pehle applied for life insurance from the Farm Bureau Life Insurance Co. in 1999, the company took blood samples from them. Shortly after, Farm Bureau sent the couple a letter stating that coverage was denied based on their blood test...

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