UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
KELLIE LIM,
Case No. 22-cv-07493-RS Plaintiff, 10 v. ORDER GRANTING IN PART, DENYING IN PART CROSS-MOTIONS
THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
INSURANCE COMPANY,
Defendant.
I. INTRODUCTION This is a dispute about insurance coverage. Plaintiff Dr. Kellie Lim avers that Defendant Lincoln National Life Insurance Company breached the terms of her disability insurance policy when it initially denied a claim for long-term benefits that she filed due to complications from her status as a triple-amputee. Once Plaintiff filed this litigation—which also includes the claim that Defendant violated the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing—Defendant reversed course and granted the sought-after benefits. The parties now bring cross-motions for summary judgment. In its motion, Defendant argues that Plaintiff’s breach of contract claim fails…