Plaintiff counsel in 1 case

P. RYAN BURNINGHAM

SUSMAN GODFREY LLP

Address of record: 1201 THIRD AVE SUITE 3800, SEATTLE, WA 98101, 206-516-3880
Email: rburningham@susmangodfrey.com
Phone: (206) 516-3880
Fax: Fax 206-516-3883

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Cases tracked

0 active · 1 settled

$117.8M

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of 1 tracked

Case history

Publicly tracked matters where this attorney is listed as counsel.

Plaintiff counselSettled — claims closed

Lincoln National COI Settlement

Lincoln National announced cost of insurance (COI) rate increases on certain universal life insurance policies in 2016 and 2017. Policyowners alleged these increases violated their contracts and/or state consumer protection laws. Lincoln denies the allegations and asserts the increases were lawful. The parties settled to avoid litigation risks and delays.

Settlement fund: $117.8M
Claim deadline: August 21, 2023
Represents: BHARTI R. BHARWANI, ROBERT A. ZIRINSKY, US LIFE 1 RENDITEFONDS GMBH & CO. KG, US LIFE 2 RENDITEFONDS GMBH & CO. KG, LOWELL RAUCH, CAROL ANNE RAUCH, BARRY MUKAMAL, MILGRIM INVESTMENTS, LP, JOEL STEPHEN AGEL

“Recovery” and “exposure” refer to total disclosed settlement funds in associated cases, not money personally won or lost by an attorney. Settlements generally resolve disputed allegations without a finding that either side won. Data comes from public court dockets and may be incomplete.