INSURANCE EXPERT WITNESS CASES - Agent/Broker Standards and Practices
- In the Arbitration re: Matzick v. Weinfeld; Boulder, Colorado; Calculation of future health insurance costs for damages calculations; Plaintiff; Robert A. Schuetze; Schuetze & Gordon, Boulder, CO; (Deposition) 2008
- Superior Court of New Jersey; Law Division-Union County, New Jersey; re: buy sell agreement, agent practices; Pepe Sneakers, Inc. et al. v. John Azzarro et al.; Defendant; Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg; New York, NY and Newark, NJ; 2008 (Deposition) Set for Trial
- District Court; 362nd Judicial District; Denton County, Texas; re: voluntary life insurance benefits, company standards and practices; Brown v. American Fidelity Assurance Company and Terrahealth, Inc.; Plaintiff; Law Offices of William L. Wolf, PC; Dallas, TX; 2008; (Deposition) Set for Trial
- District Court; 404th Judicial District; Cameron County, Texas; re: charitable split dollar life insurance, agent standards and practices; damages calculation: Mancillas et al. v. Hewitt, et al.; Plaintiff; Garcia & Martinez, LLP; Attorneys Albert Garcia and Adrian Martinez; McAllen, TX; 2007 (Deposition) Settled in 2008
- District Court; H-160th Judicial District; Dallas County, Texas; re: Fixed Annuities, Agent standards and practices, Product suitability issues, Agents contracts; Hedges v. Oxford Life Insurance Company et al; Defendant; Smith, Robertson, Elliott, Glen, Klein & Bell, LLP; Austin, TX; 2006 (Deposition) Settled in 2007
- Superior Court of the State of Washington for King County, Washington: re: medical underwriting procedures and claim practices; Ackerman et al. v. Interlake Medical Center, PLLC; Plaintiff; Peel Brimley, LLP; Attorney Eric Zimbelman; Seattle, WA; 2007 (Deposition) Settled in 2007
- U.S. District Court; Northern District of Georgia; re: Life Insurance underwriting and claim practices; American General Life Insurance Company v. Schoenthal Family LLC et al; Defendant; Nations, Toman & McKnight; Attorney Gary J. Toman; Atlanta, GA 2007 (Deposition) Set for Trial
- Circuit Court for the County of Wayne; State of Michigan; re: reinstatement of life insurance policy and agent standards of practice and company standards and practices; Epstein v. Mass Mutual Financial Group and Earl McHugh and Detroit Financial Group, LLC; Plaintiff; Cox, Hodgman & Giarmarco; n/k/a Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton, PC; Attorney Larry W. Bennett; Troy, MI; 2007 (Deposition) Settled in 2007
- District Court; Third Judicial District; Salt Lake County, Utah; re: life insurance conversion benefits; Keller v. Farmers New World Life Insurance Company; Defendant; Christensen & Jensen: Salt Lake City, Utah; 2007 (Deposition) Settled in 2007
- Circuit Court; Cook County, Illinois; re: Agent and Company Standards and Practices; Stacie Bovan v. American Family Life Insurance Company et al; Plaintiff; Law Offices of Steven Seidman; Chicago, Illinois; 2006 (Deposition) Set for Trial
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, Western Division; re: Company practices; Ryberg v. Symetra Life Insurance Company; Plaintiff; Goodson & Company, Cincinnati, OH; 2006 (Deposition) Settled in 2007
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, San Francisco Division: re: ERISA Plan, Agent standards and practices; Defendant; Howard, Rice, Nemerovski, Canady, Falk, & Rabkin, P.C.; San Francisco, CA; 2006 (Deposition) Settled in 2008
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina: re: Student Health Insurance underwriting practices; North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company v. James McKinley et al.; Cause No. 1:03-CV-00911; Defendant; Cranfill, Sumner & Hartzog, LLP; Raleigh, NC; 2005 (Deposition) Settled in 2006
. - 20th Judicial District; District Court of Milam County, Texas; re: Life Company Operations; Life Insurance and Fixed Annuity Contracts; Richardson v. Shenandoah Life Insurance Company et al; Cause No. 28954; Defendant; Wells, Marble & Hurst, PLLC, Jackson, MS; 2005 (Deposition) Settled in 2005
- 239th Judicial District; District Court of Brazoria County Texas: re: Group Life Insurance and Company Practices; Randy Poore, et al v. ACandiS, Inc. et al; Cause No. 14221*JG00; Plaintiff; Waters & Krause, Dallas, TX; 2005 (Deposition) Set for Trial.
- Hamilton Circuit Court, Hamilton County Indiana: re: Agents Standards and Practices; Thomas G. Allen et al v. Great American Reserve Life Insurance Company; Cause No. 29C01-9709-CP-751; Defendant; Huffers and Weathers, LLP, Indianapolis, IN; 2005 (Deposition) Set for Trial.
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York: re: Beneficiary designation and claim practices in ERISA plan; Simmons v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and Verizon Communications, Inc.; Cause No. 01 CV 8394 (SJF) (RML); Plaintiff; Bartlett & Bartlett, New York, NY; 2004 (Trial)
Consulting Cases
- 398th Judicial District; Hidalgo County, Texas; re: life insurance policies and agent practices; Henson v. Taff et al and Sun Life et al.; Defendant; Shelton & Valadez, P.C.; San Antonio, TX; 2008
- In the Arbitration re: Matzick v. Weinfeld; Boulder, Colorado; Calculation of future health insurance costs for damages calculation; Plaintiff; Robert A. Schuetze; Schuetze & Gordon, Boulder, CO; 2008
- In the Circuit Court for Fentress County, Tennessee at Jamestown; re: life insurance underwriting and claims practices; Hope v. Tennessee Farmers Life Insurance Company; Plaintiff; Law Offices of Jon E. Jones; Cookeville, TN; 2008
- 212th Judicial District; Galveston County, Texas; re: life insurance underwriting and claims practices; Raquel Wells f/n/a/ Raquel Arden v. OM Financial Life Insurance Company and Guaranty Life Insurance Company; Plaintiff; Marvin L. Rader & Associates; League City, TX; 2008
- U.S. District Court; Western District of North Carolina; re: life insurance underwriting and claims practices; American General Life Insurance Company v. Elizabeth F. Moats et al.; Defendant; Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson; Charlotte, NC; Attorney Louis A. Bledsoe; 2008
- Common Pleas Court of Franklin County, Ohio; re: health insurance brokerage and agent and brokers standards of care; Marcum, et al. v. RIC Administrators Agency, Inc. et al.; Plaintiff; Colley, Shroyer & Abraham, PLLC; Columbus, Ohio; 2008
- Superior Court of New Jersey; Law Division-Union County, New Jersey; re: buy sell agreement, agent practices; Pepe Sneakers, Inc. et al. v. John Azzarro et al.; Defendant; Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg; New York, NY and Newark, NJ; 2008
- District Court; 192nd Judicial District; Dallas County, Texas; re: payment of death benefit; company standards and practices, claim practices; Murdoch v. Western Reserve Life et al.; Plaintiff; Wilson & Coble; Attorney David K. Wilson; Sherman, TX; 2008
- District Court; 404th Judicial District; Cameron County, Texas; re: charitable split dollar life insurance, agent standards and practices; damages calculation; Mancillas et al. v. Hewitt, et al.; Plaintiff; Garcia & Martinez, LLP; Attorneys Albert Garcia and Adrian Martinez; McAllen, TX; 2007
- U.S. District Court; District of New Jersey; re: life insurance contracts and company operations and practices; Sadat v. Lincoln Benefit Life Insurance Company; Plaintiff; Stark & Stark, P.C.; Attorney Eric J. Ludwig; Trenton, NJ; 2007
- In the Circuit Court of Tennessee for the Thirtieth Judicial District at Memphis; re: variable life insurance and company practices, agent standards and practices; Abernathy v. New England Securities et al.; Defendant; Black, McLaren, Jones & Ryland, Attorney Michael McLaren; Memphis, TN; 2007
- District Court; 340th Judicial District; Tom Green County, Texas; re: equity indexed annuities, life insurance, agent standards and practices; Cunningham v. National Western Life Insurance Company et al; Defendant; Jackson Walker, LLP, Attorney Donald W. Griffis; San Angelo, TX; 2007
- U.S. District Court; Western District of Louisiana; Shreveport Division; re: disability income claims practices and company operations and practices; Wall v. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company; Plaintiff; Cook, Yancey, King & Galloway; Attorneys Lee H. Ayres and Jason A. Green; Shreveport, LA, 2007
- District Court; 60th Judicial District; Jefferson County, Texas; re: life insurance underwriting practices and claim practices under contestable period claims; Johnny Costello, Individually and as Surviving Spouse of Fatima Costello, Deceased v. Mutual of Omaha Life Insurance Company and Keith D. Sex
- District Court; 193rd Judicial District; Dallas County, Texas; re: equity indexed annuity sales practices and company compliance; Jimmie E. Roetschke & Vernie A. Roetschke v. National Western Life Insurance Company et al.; Defendant; Hallett & Perrin, P.C., Attorney Jess C. Rickman, III; Dallas, TX; Settled in 2007
- U.S. District Court; Northern District of Georgia; Atlanta Division; re: life Insurance underwriting and claim practices; American General Life Insurance Company v. Schoenthal Family LLC et al; Defendant; Nations, Toman & McKnight; Attorney Gary J. Toman; Atlanta, GA 2007
- U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas-Galveston Division; re: annuity valuations and damage calculation; Moreno et al v. Met Life and Annuity Company of Connecticut f/k/a/ Travelers Life and Annuity Company; Plaintiff; Marvin L. Rader & Associates; Attorney Fredrick Fuhr; 2007
- Superior Court of the State of Washington for King County re: medical underwriting procedures and claim practices; Ackerman et al. v. Interlake Medical Center, PLLC; Plaintiff; Peel Brimley, LLP; Attorney Eric Zimbelman; Seattle, WA; 2007
- In the Probate Court No. One; Harris County, Texas; re: pricing and rated age mechanisms in structured settlements; Victoria Burnett et al v. BFI Waste Services of Texas, LP et al., Plaintiff; Miller, Lewis & Davenport; Attorney Michael D. Miller; Houston, TX; Settled in 2007
- U.S. District Court; District of South Carolina; Florence Division; re: Cash surrender of life insurance policy and claim practices; Myrtle Beach Communications Inc. et al. v. The Travelers Life and Annuity Company n/k/a/ Met Life and Annuity Company of Connecticut; Plaintiff; Bellamy, Rutenberg, Copeland, Epps, Gravely & Bowers; Attorney George W. Redman, III, Myrtle Beach, SC; 2007
- Circuit Court for the County of Wayne; State of Michigan; re: reinstatement of life insurance policy and agent standards of practice and company standards and practices; Epstein v. Mass Mutual Financial Group and Earl McHugh and Detroit Financial Group, LLC; Plaintiff; Cox, Hodgman & Giarmarco; n/k/a Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton, PC; Attorney Larry W. Bennett; Troy, MI; 2007 (Deposition) Settled in 2007
- District Court; 362nd Judicial District; Denton County, Texas; re: voluntary life insurance benefits, company standards and practices; Brown v. American Fidelity Assurance Company and Terrahealth, Inc.; Plaintiff; Law Offices of William L. Wolf, PC; Dallas, TX; 2007
- District Court; Third Judicial District; Salt Lake County, Utah; re: life insurance conversion benefits; Keller v. Farmers New World Life Insurance Company; Defendant; Christensen & Jensen: Salt Lake City, Utah; 2006; Settled in 2007
- District Court; 269th Judicial District; Harris County, Texas; re: suitability and agent and company standards; Debco Consulting Ltd. v. Innovus Financial Solutions, Inc. et al; Plaintiff; Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrells, Mathews & Friend; Houston, Texas 2006
- U.S. District Court; Southern District of Ohio; Columbus, Ohio; re: death claim and underwriting practices; Sundaralingam et al v. AXA, et al; Plaintiff; Kitrick & Lewis Co., P.A.; Columbus, Ohio; 2006
- District Court; 61st Judicial District; Harris County, Texas; re: health insurance policy rescission; Donald Mackay et al v. Assurant Health/Fortis Insurance Company n/k/a Time Insurance et al; Plaintiff; Henry H. McCreight, Jr. Attorney at Law, P.C.; Houston, Texas 2006
- Circuit Court of the 11th Judicial Circuit in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida; re: Agent and Company Standards and Practices; Vivianne Jamaique, Individually and as Beneficiary of the Estate of Duqueres Mandat, deceased v. Primaerica Life Insurance Company et al; Plaintiff; Law Offices of John J. Spiegel, P.A.; Miami, Florida; Settled in 2006
- Circuit Court; Cook County, Illinois; re: Agent and Company Standards and Practices; Stacie Bovan v. American Family Life Insurance Company et al; Plaintiff; Law Offices of Steven Seidman; Chicago, Illinois; 2006
- U.S. District Court; Western District of Pennsylvania; re: Definition of disability in disability income policy; James D. Meyer, et al v. CUNA Mutual Group; Plaintiff; Robert Peirce & Associates, P.C.; Pittsburgh, PA; 2006
- ealth insurance benefit payments, claims practices, coverage analysis; Guarantee Trust Life Insurance Company v. Associated Accident and Health Reinsurance Underwriters; Petitioner; McKnight, Kitzinger, McCarty & Pravdic, LLC; Chicago, IL; Settled in 2006
- District Court; 160th Judicial District; Dallas County, Texas; re: Corporate Owned Life Insurance; Michaels Stores, Inc. v. Alexander Hamilton Life Insurance Company, et al; Plaintiff; Haynes & Boone, LLP; Dallas, TX; Settled in 2006
- District Court; H-160th Judicial District; Dallas County, Texas; re: Fixed Annuities, Agent standards and practices, Product suitability issues, Agents contracts; Hedges v. Oxford Life Insurance Company et al; Defendant; Smith, Robertson, Elliott, Glen, Klein & Bell, LLP; Austin, TX; 2006
- District Court; Bexar County, Texas; Present value determination for future pension benefits; Vance & Sailors; San Antonio, TX; 2006.
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; San Francisco Division: re: ERISA Plan, Agent standards and practices; Defendant; Howard, Rice, Nemerovski, Canady, Falk, & Rabkin, P.C.; San Francisco, CA; 2006
- District Court; 92nd Judicial District; Hidalgo County, Texas; re: Product suitability, Fixed Annuities, Equity Indexed Annuities; Lara v. Givilancz et al; Plaintiff; Roerig, Oliveira & Fisher, McAllen, TX; Settled in 2006
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, Western Division; re: Company practices; Ryberg v. Symetra Life Insurance Company; Plaintiff; Goodson & Company, Cincinnati, OH; 2006; Settled in 2007
- Superior Court, San Francisco, CA; re: Health insurance plan design; Agent and Agency Standards and Practices, Defendant; Morgenstein & Jubelirer, LLP San Francisco, CA 2005
- District Court of Milam County, Texas; re: Life Company Operations; Life Insurance and Annuity Contracts; Richardson v. Shenandoah Life Insurance Company et al; Cause No. 28954; Defendant; Wells, Marble & Hurst, PLLC, Jackson, MS; 2005
- Health Insurance Plan Design and Underwriting; Defendant; Alverson, Taylor, Mortenson & Sanders, Las Vegas, NV; Settled in 2005
- Hamilton Circuit Court, Hamilton County Indiana: re: Agents Standards and Practices, life insurance and annuities; Thomas G. Allen et al v. Great American Reserve Life Insurance Company; Cause No. 29C01-9709-CP-751; Defendant; Huffers and Weathers, LLP, Indianapolis, IN; 2005
- 96th District Court of Tarrant County, Texas; re: Underwriting of life insurance; Death claim; Estate of Hughs v. Great American Life Insurance Company; Defendant; Thompson & Knight, Fort Worth, TX; Settled in 2005
- City of Amarillo, Texas; Health Insurance Plan Strategies for City Health Plan; Engaged as consultant for city self-insured health plan; Amarillo, TX; 2005
- Sedgwick County, Kansas District Court; re: Company Practices; Crafton v. Signator Insurance Agency and John Hancock Life Insurance Company; Agent and Agency Contracts; Plaintiff; Foulston-Siefkin, LLP, Wichita, KS; 2005; Settled in 2006
- 237th District Court of Lubbock County, Texas; re: Company Practices; Agent Standards and Practices; Defendant: Crenshaw, Dupree & Milam, LLP, Lubbock, TX; Settled in 2005
- 114th Judicial District of Smith County, Texas; re: Agent Standards and Practices, Product Suitability; Broker-Dealer Practices; Plaintiff; Boyd & Brown, P.C., Tyler, TX; Settled in 2005
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina: re: Student Health Insurance
underwriting practices; North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company v. James McKinley et al; Cause No. 1:03-CV-00911; Defendant; Cranfill, Sumner & Hartzog, LLP; Raleigh, NC; 2005 (Deposition) Settled in 2006.
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York: re: Beneficiary designation and claim practices in ERISA plan; Simmons v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and Verizon Communications, Inc.; Cause No. 01 CV 8394 (SJF) (RML); Plaintiff; Bartlett & Bartlett, New York, NY; Verdict in 2004
- District Court, 288th Judicial District, Bexar County, Texas; re: ERISA Section 419 employee benefit plan; Defendant; Cowles & Thompson; Houston, TX; Settled in 2004
- District Court; 190th Judicial District; Harris County, Texas; re: Agent standards and practices; Defendant; Havins & Associates; Houston, TX; Settled in 2004
- 101st District Court; Dallas County, Texas: re: Disability; Plaintiff; Dallas, TX; Settled in 2004
- Tulsa County District Court; Tulsa, Oklahoma; re: Agent and company practices and standards, death claim; Plaintiff; The Stipe Law Firm; Tulsa, OK; Settled in 2003
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Mr. Wimmer has appeared as an expert witness in structured settlements and trusts in numerous state and federal courts at hearings to approve settlements for minor or incompetent claimants. 1987-2008