Cook et al v. John Hancock Life Insurance Company et al

Filing 41

MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge James C. Turk on 3/11/13. (med)

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FA C TUA L BA CK G R O U N D
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Pli if a e Dr 1 Ke t Cook,a r tr d physcin and r sde ofVigi a a t
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Ke t Cook Ir voca e I tr nc Tr t by is Tnzt e Ke t Todd Cook. Thi c s
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nd s nve t nt dvie ,
Def nda N e l Copel nd W i e r
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ner
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ton o f ndan W i e r wd,t r a e f uro he de e nt :
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iv sme ta d s l t Dr Co k (ih rdr cl o t r u h Ke i Yu k s a $1 mi in l e
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t n t a tonalse r l t t t J C Polc t tPli if c e a s gi rs t
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tonwi i nn d a a De e n be us W i e r
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lo
s d Dr Cook a Annuiy f o Na i de i 2006,and l tr i 201 m a a wihd a fom
ol .
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0 de
t r wal r
t tn uiy w ihou D r Cook' pe s i n and a l ge y s ol t e f
ha nn t t t .
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Al t de e nt ha bee s r ed and a 1 e e W i er
l he f nda s ve
n ev
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ve ie ihe n
a we ora m oto t dimi s JP.Tur rha a we e and fld a c os - a m f i m niy,
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ton o
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l or rt t
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nd
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be n r evi i t nt a i m a e a c fom De e
ga ec i ng nvesme nd ns nc dvi e '
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t ntrowd. ECF No.

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mp . 2 . ner wd s e itr d I
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i
s r c ,a t ttm et ough Sm ih Ba ne W he Dr a M r .Cook m ove bac t Vigi a i
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ontnued t pr de t m s r i es a a fna i l a s : pr di
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i sm e a i tr nc advi , m a gi i sm e s a s lng va i i ur e a
nve t nt nd nsla e
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na ng nve t nt, nd eli
rous ns anc nd
s curte pr t t t . Durng t tm e he s r d as Dr Cook' fna i l advior
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nt rowd was a FI RA r se ed r pr e ai f s ve alde e nt :Cr
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l 2007, W i e r
n
nt rowd s d Dr Cook a $1 milo lf i ur nc polcy fo J
ol .
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Ha k (he ( iy' .Dr Cook alge t ts h apolc wa çe esi y lr ' a Ear
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257, #.
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nt rowd a s d Dr Cook t tt Polc c ul beus d asa i sme and be s d
dvie
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ol
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ovi
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Ca t de onsr tng how t polc c d be s d i t ye r asa lf s tlm e f agai of
pial m tai
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n
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,
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lf a ntt e
nt rowd a Ke n Ytr ,t pr sde ofFar y Ca t l t s l
nd vi lkus he e i nt
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i t nt.I ! 17.J hn Hanc k pad aco sin on t $1 milon polc t Faiwa
nvesme s d.
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mmiso
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whi h Dr Cook a lgeswa t n s r d wih W i e r
c .
le
s he ha e t nt rowd. d.
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t o ro t Polc Dr Coo i ta l pa d t pr mil t t a t ney who e t bls d t
he wne f he iy. . k niily i he e lms o he tor
sa ihe he
t t t M r Reyzn.W i t r o s e nty i tuc e Dr Coo t pa t pr m i sdie ty t
rz , .
s
i
n e r wd ubs que l nsr t d . k o y he e um r c l o
W i e r d hi s f a D r Cook di s
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m el, nd .
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.
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pr s ofa r ngi f t s l oft Polc a e n had Dr Coo s g s tlm e pa r i
oce s ra ng or he a e he iy, nd ve
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2011 SeeECF No.1 Compl ! 21 Dr Cook alege t tt e rprs nttonswee fle a
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.
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nt .
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s r undi an n t c r c wih De e nt Na i de.l 2010,W it r o al dl
ur o ng
nnuiy onta t t
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e
.
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tonwi nnuiy- t
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pr ee ngs e n a ns no pa tes t t a bir ton.Am .Hom e As ur nc Co.v.Vec o
oc di , ve gai t n- ri o he r ta i
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i o t y, es
ng t hr
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nt . rt hey
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ont nd ha her s nl t y lm' ha e ha he r tai n l es t t ny a t l
ve
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ar t tt i c am sa i tJ C ar i pe ntoft eag ns Cr
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t
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u g n s g is oh o he a n g s b t ho e u g ns
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o g t a n ho d e on n e e a. n t r r s
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ai if ai

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.
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t 78 < ty o he
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p eu ie t t emo n p ry i n tt eo l fco ta te Co r mus c n ie . Co r i
rj dc o h vig a t s o h n y a t r h t h u t t o sd r The u t s
as c n e e wi e p ndn j iilr s u c s ume e srl a d wi t e po sblt o
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t l
bl o ake ha es uton nt c t s t
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fec s he e i ng am . ndee t
l row he s ue
nt l e o ra .
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udi a e otr es e l l
ons r ed he t y.
l f hes e ons he
t' s
a
J C' m oton f r s a
HLI S i o t y.

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ne
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e rtl ve o ty r on d n HLI S to u et e a e h y ie n
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ove y r ,
3d t
nd he our oncl s ha s ppr i t r Pl i if ' l ms
a i tD e e
ga ns f ndant W i e r d overa s gnii a l w ih t i c a m s a ns Cr
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gai t own.The e i
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he ne
nd hei

cl i s a ns J. Tur rand N a i nwi ,on t ot r sN one hel s , a di c s d her i t r
a m gai t P. ne
to de
he he .
t e s s s us e
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so
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li
t
, t he oncus o f bir i n, a he ha ddr s i he n ec - a
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a hi
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r he o e ng e s , nd xe c sng t s e i n o
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t r by

GRANTS J C' m o i n t sa and STAYS pr e di i t s c e pe ng a bir ton.l
HLI S to o ty
oc e ngs n hi as ndi r ta i f
t ar tato tkes a undul l tme,o i any pa t bei ve t ti wils f ri par bl
he bir i n a
n
y ong i
rf
ry le s ha t l ufe ae a e

ham o bet ul prj ce fom t c i ng say,c mslmay peii t Cour a a
r r md y eudi d r he ontnui t ot e
tton he
t t ny
tm et e t say.
i o nd he t
11
1.

CONCLUSI
ON
Fort r as s tf t he en,t t pe ng m oto t dimis ECF Nos 1 l
he e ons e orh r i he wo ndi
i ns o s s ,
. 2, 7,

a e D ENI W I O U T PREJUD I
r
ED
TH
CE.J LI ' M oton t St ECF N o.36,i G M N TED
H C S
i o ay,
s

a t sc s i he e STAYED pe ng t co plton oft a bir ton pr e ngsbe we n
nd hi a e s r by
ndi he m e i
he r ta i
oce di
t e
Pl ntf sand Cr
ai if
own.

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N E Ti 1 y f r 21.
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Se orUnie Stt DititJ
ni
t d aes src udge

5l pariul , i appear t t Cour t ,ascompar t t cl m sagai tJH1,C,t r wilbe
n tc ar t
s o he
t hat
ed o he ai
ns
I he e l
f
ewerove appi f sbe ween t cl msagai Natonwi a J. Tur rand t cl m sr ved i
rl ng act t
he ai
nst i de nd P. ne
he ai esol n
a bir ton.Thi i prm arl due t t f t t atlas accor ng t t Com pl nt W i erowd w asa
r ta i
s s i iy
o he act ha , e t
di o he
ai , nt r
FI
NRA r ser age wih cr
egit ed nt t own onl untlAugus 2009.when he became a r s e ed age wih J.
y i
t
egit r
nt t P.
Tur .A lhough t Na i deannuiy w ass d t Dr Cook when W i er owd w assila agentw ih
ner t
he tonwi
t
ol o .
nt r
tl n
t
Cr
own, t onl a i Pl ntf s compl n of wih r gar t t Na i de a t concer t
he y ctons ai if
ai
t e d o he tonwi nnuiy
n he
w ihdr
t awalof f
undsf om t a t i 2010,when W i erowd wasan age w ih J. Tur .Att
r hat nnuiy n
nt r
nt t P. ner
he
tme oft wihdr w al t
i
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nt r
ppa enty
fla i
t own atal,s t event
l o he
s
concer ng t w ihdr
ni he t awalhave l sove l w ih t ar tabl cl m st do t cl m sagai tJHLI
es
rap t he bir e ai han he ai
ns
C.