It sounds to me like a bureaucratic oversight as opposed to any malfeasance. The guy didn't meet the criteria for the policy and so was denied. It sucks, to be sure, but lots of shitty things happen to lots of decent people, and the SCOTUS doesn't take the time to address each one of them, even legitimate ones, which this appears not to be.

There are an awful lot of sob stories out there.

Out of curiosity, those who think that the wife should be able to sue the insurers for exorbitant amounts of money... why do you think that?

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