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Court Determines That ‘Obviously Wrong’ Crime Does Not Require Proof of Blameworthy Intent- United States v. Heinrich (January 23, 2023), No. 21-2723-...

This month’s Friday Five covers cases relating to disputes between beneficiaries to life insurance policy proceeds, an insurer’s use of independent medical reviewers and in-house nurses to evaluate claims, the preexisting condition limitation, and shifting attorney’s fees to counsel for the parties (as opposed to the parties themselves). Tenth Circuit Refuses to Drag Insurer Into Dispute Between Life Insurance Beneficiaries. In a dispute over life insurance proceeds, the insurer received...