McCaffree Financial Corp. v. Principal Life Insurace Co.

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OPINION FILED - THE COURT: William Jay Riley, Kermit E. Bye and Raymond W. Gruender AUTHORING JUDGE:Raymond W. Gruender (PUBLISHED) [4354016] [15-1007]

United States Court of Appeals
For The Eighth Circuit
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Michael E. Gans
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January 08, 2016
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RE: 15-1007 McCaffree Financial Corp. v. Principal Life Insurace Co.
Dear Sirs:
A published opinion was filed today in the above case.
Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Jason H. Kim, of
Emeryville, CA. The following attorney(s) appeared on the appellant brief; Joseph R Gunderson,
of Des Moines, IA., John M. Edgar, of Kansas City, MO., Garrett W. Wotkyns,
of Scottsdale, AZ.
Counsel who presented argument on behalf of amicus Thomas E. Perez was Mr. Stephen
Silverman, of Washington, D.C. The following attorney(s) appeared on the amicus brief of
Thomas E. Perez in support of appellants; Megan Doyle Hansen, of Washington, DC.
Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Eric S. Mattson, of
Chicago, IL. The following attorney(s) appeared on the appellee brief; Angel A. West, of Des
Moines, IA., Joel S. Feldman, of Chicago, IL., Robert N. Hochman, of Chicago, IL.
The following attorney(s) appeared on the amicus brief of American Council of Life
Insurers in support of appellee; Waldemar Jacob Pflepsen, Jr., of Washington, DC., Lisa Tate,
of Washington, DC., Michael A. Valerio, of Hartford, CT., John C. Pitblado, of Hartford, CT.

Appellate Case: 15-1007

Page: 1

Date Filed: 01/08/2016 Entry ID: 4354016

The judge who heard the case in the district court was Honorable Stephanie M. Rose. The
judgment of the district court was entered on December 11, 2014.
If you have any questions concerning this case, please call this office.
Michael E. Gans
Clerk of Court
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cc: MO Lawyers Weekly

District Court/Agency Case Number(s): 4:14-cv-00102-SMR

Appellate Case: 15-1007

Page: 2

Date Filed: 01/08/2016 Entry ID: 4354016