Insurer Sued For Denying Life Insurance Claim Over Kratom Use

By Mike Curley · February 27, 2026, 5:59 PM EST

An Ohio woman sued Lincoln National Life Insurance Co. in federal court Friday, alleging that the insurer wrongly denied her life insurance claim because her late husband used kratom, even though...

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Case Information

Case Title

Winstel v. Lincoln National Life Insurance Company

Case Number

2:26-cv-00240

Court

Ohio Southern

Nature of Suit

Labor: E.R.I.S.A.

Date Filed

February 27, 2026