Case Result

$1.5M

Indexed Universal Life Insurance Retirement Loss / Investment Fraud

2024
Trial Verdict
Columbia, SC

Case results reflect publicly available information reported by the listed law firms. They are not results obtained by ThatCarHitMe.com. Every case is unique and must be evaluated on its own facts. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. The results shown are not necessarily representative of all results obtained by these firms. No representation is made that the quality of legal services to be performed is greater than the quality of legal services performed by other lawyers.

Case Details

Idaho state court jury ordered Pacific Life Insurance Company and an insurance agent to pay a retiree for economic losses suffered relating to a failed retirement strategy involving a Pacific Life Indexed Universal Life (IUL) policy, where the funding mechanism was a Ponzi scheme (Future Income Payments, LLC). Pacific Life ignored its own guidelines and procedures.

Additional Notes

Attorney Robert G. Rikard represented the client, Karen Shelstad. The jury found Mr. Hill was negligent and acting as Pacific Life’s agent. Pacific Life failed to offer Ms. Shelstad a penny before the verdict.

Columbia, SC
8 attorneys
View Firm Profile