Perez-Ortiz v. Sun Life Assur. Co. of Canada

15 F.3d 1088 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Dimna Josefina PEREZ-ORTIZ; Jaime A. Guerra-Chavez; Fernando A. Callo-Perez; David A. Guerra-Chavez, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA, and Does 1 Through 100, inclusive, Defendant-Appellee. No. 92-55925. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 10, 1993. Decided Jan. 4, 1994. Before: CHOY, TANG, and D.W. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 This action arises from the denial by appellee, Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (Sun Life), of claims of appellants, the beneficiaries of Manuel Chavez Perez (Manuel), to benefits under a $500,000 life insurance policy. Sun Life initially denied appellants' claims, relying upon information it asserts indicated that Manuel failed to disclose relevant and material information on the insurance application. Appellants filed this action against Sun Life claiming that Sun Life acted in bad faith when it denied…