Fed. Dist. Ct. (IL)
No Life Insurance Benefits for Overdose The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, in an opinion written by Judge Rowland, applying federal law, held that a decedent’s lethal overdose of cocaine and fentanyl did not trigger coverage under an Accidental Death & Dismemberment (“AD&D”) provision in an employee health plan. Specifically, the District Court found that... Read More