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The daughter of local radio host and veterans advocate April Kauffman, who was killed in her Linwood home in May 2012, filed a federal lawsuit Thursday under the "slayer statute" to block her stepfather from collecting on $600,000 in life insurance.
The lawsuit by Kim Pack, 31, of Linwood, against James Kauffman is based on a legal doctrine that prohibits those who have caused the death of another to benefit monetarily, said lawyer Patrick D'Arcy, who is representing Pack.
James Kauffman, an endocrinologist with a local practice, filed suit in federal court last summer against Transamerica Life Insurance Co., claiming that it breached its contract with him by failing to pay on two policies held by his wife that named him as the primary beneficiary.
The company, in defending against the suit, enjoined Pack because she is named as the contingent beneficiary, D'Arcy said.
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