How does the law treat human body parts for purposes of an insurance-coverage dispute? That’s one of the questions a 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel wrestled with on Jan. 31.
Evanston Insurance Co. v. Legacy of Life Inc. presents an issue of first impression as to “whether body parts, organs, and tissues fall within an insurance policy’s definition of ‘tangible property,’ ” according to the insurer’s brief to the 5th Circuit. But Legacy claims in its brief that the court need not address that issue for several reasons.
