Paul S. Ranes, M.D. v. The Paul Revere Life Insurance Company

98 F.3d 1346 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Paul S. RANES, M.D., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. The PAUL REVERE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant. No. 95-35575, 95-35801. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 11, 1996. Decided Oct. 1, 1996. Before: REAVLEY, * REINHARDT and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 In this diversity suit under Washington law, appellant Paul Revere Life Insurance Company (Paul Revere) appeals a judgment entered against it by the district court, after a trial to the bench with an advisory jury. The court ruled that appellee Paul Ranes was entitled to disability insurance coverage under a Revere policy. We affirm. BACKGROUND 3 In 1988 Ranes was a practicing surgeon in the Seattle area. On January 3, 1989, he met with David Peterson of the Doctors' Company, an insurance broker. Peterson sold no disability policies except those of Paul Revere. Ranes filled out an application for disability…