REITTINGER et al v. THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE

  1. August 25, 2015

    Claims Trimmed In $1.9M Lincoln National Tax Shelter Row

    A North Carolina federal judge on Tuesday said negligence claims were time-barred in a $1.9 million suit filed by a businessman accusing Lincoln National Life Insurance Co. of disguising abusive tax shelters as employee welfare benefit plans.

  2. August 05, 2015

    Insurer Blasts Naivete Excuse In $1.9M Tax Shelter Row

    The Lincoln National Life Insurance Co. told a North Carolina federal judge Monday that the multimillionaire president of an auto body shop was unreasonable to expect tax advice from their agent in a $1.9 million suit over an infamous tax shelter because he signed a disclaimer which said the agent was not a tax adviser.

  3. July 16, 2015

    NC Businessman Says Insurer Exploited Naivete In Tax Row

    A businessman accusing Lincoln National Life Insurance Co. of disguising abusive tax shelters as welfare benefit plans told a federal court Wednesday that the insurer cannot skirt his claims, because it took advantage of his naivete in encouraging him to invest in the plan.

  4. June 01, 2015

    Insurer Says NC Businessman Did Not Read Docs In Tax Fight

    The Lincoln National Life Insurance Co. on Friday urged a North Carolina federal judge to dismiss allegations it disguised abusive tax shelters as employee welfare benefit plans, saying a businessman locked in a fight with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service failed to read key documents.

  5. June 16, 2014

    Class Claims Axed In Tax Shelter Suit Against Insurer

    A North Carolina federal judge on Monday axed class action claims in a lawsuit alleging The Lincoln National Life Insurance Co. disguised abusive tax shelters as welfare benefit plans, saying the claims will be better pursued individually.

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