McCandlish Holton Director Michael H. Gladstone successfully represented a Virginia business in a claim removed from state court to the U.S. District Court on a life insurance policy covering one of the company’s key executives. The policy death benefit exceeded $1,000,000. The insurer had denied the claim alleging material misrepresentations by the decedent in answering health-related questions on the insurance application. After discovery depositions of several of the insurer’s executives, the litigation was resolved at mediation, avoiding the necessity of a trial.