Great American Insurance Company v. Bigger Dream, LLC, et al
Plaintiff: GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
Defendant: BIGGER DREAM, LLC, dba QNTM Fit Life, NICHOEL RYNER, HONOR TJORNHOM, ANNA LEDUC, BAILEY PAYNE-JONES, CLAUDIA BARHORST, KATHERINE MCCOOL, ALISON BROWN, MELANIE MILLER, DEANDRA STINSON, LINDSEY PLATT, TANA WHITED, ANNA HAYES, KENDALL MAGNAN and MARY ELIZABETH O'NEILL
Case Number: 26-5305
Filed: April 8, 2026
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Nature of Suit: Contract: Insurance
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
May 18, 2026 Filing 18 Mediation Office is no longer involved in this appeal. (LMR) [Entered: 05/18/2026 03:57 PM]
May 18, 2026 Filing 17 BRIEFING LETTER SENT by Mediation Office, resetting briefing schedule: appellant brief now due 06/22/2026. appellee brief now due 07/21/2026. (LMR) [Entered: 05/18/2026 03:42 PM]
May 8, 2026 Filing 16 APPEARANCE filed for Appellants Ms. Lindsey Platt and Ms. Tana Whited by William T. Ramsey. Certificate of Service: 05/08/2026. [26-5305] (WTR) [Entered: 05/08/2026 01:28 PM]
April 28, 2026 Filing 15 BRIEFING LETTER SENT setting briefing schedule: appellant brief due 06/08/2026;. appellee brief due 07/07/2026; (MRL) [Entered: 04/28/2026 09:10 AM]
April 21, 2026 Filing 14 CIVIL APPEAL STATEMENT OF PARTIES AND ISSUES filed by Attorney Mr. James G. Thomas for Appellants Ms. Lindsey Platt and Ms. Tana Whited. Is this case a cross-appeal? No ; Has this case or a related one been before this court previously? No ; Please identify the party(ies) the appeal is being taken against: Great American Insurance Company ; Issues: Whether the District Court erred in granting summary judgment to Plaintiff-Appellee in its declaratory judgment action concerning the scope of an insurance policy's coverage. . Certificate of Service: 04/21/2026. [26-5305] (JGT) [Entered: 04/21/2026 10:40 AM]
April 21, 2026 Filing 13 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Name of Counsel: James G. Thomas ; Ms. Lindsey Platt and Ms. Tana Whited makes the following disclosure: 1. Is said party a subsidiary or affiliate of a publicly owned corporation? No. 2. Is there a publicly owned corporation, not a party to the appeal, with a financial interest in the outcome? No. Certificate of Service: 04/21/2026. [26-5305] (JGT) [Entered: 04/21/2026 10:31 AM]
April 20, 2026 Filing 12 VIDEO CONFERENCE: The Mediation conference has been rescheduled for 05/18/2026 at 2:00 PM (ET) with Scott Coburn. [Please open notice for important details and deadlines.] (LMR) [Entered: 04/20/2026 09:23 AM]
April 17, 2026 Filing 11 DEFICIENCY NOTICE: The appearance form , [ # 10 ], filed by Mr. Robert Davis for Mr. Nichoel Ryner and Mr. Honor Tjornhom is deficient for the reason noted on the attached checklist. Deficiency (email address) to be corrected by 04/24/2026. (RLB) [Entered: 04/17/2026 11:00 AM]
April 17, 2026 Filing 10 APPEARANCE filed for Appellants Mr. Honor Tjornhom and Mr. Nichoel Ryner by Robert F. Davis. Certificate of Service: 04/17/2026. [26-5305] (RD) [Entered: 04/17/2026 10:49 AM]
April 16, 2026 Filing 9 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Name of Counsel: Jason P. Renzelmann ; Great American Insurance Company makes the following disclosure: 1. Is said party a subsidiary or affiliate of a publicly owned corporation? Yes. Great American Insurance Company is an Ohio corporation and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Financial Group. 2. Is there a publicly owned corporation, not a party to the appeal, with a financial interest in the outcome? Yes. American Financial Group is a publicly traded company listed on the NY Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol AFG. Certificate of Service: 04/16/2026. [26-5305] (JPR) [Entered: 04/16/2026 03:56 PM]
April 16, 2026 Filing 8 APPEARANCE filed for Appellee Great American Insurance Company by David W. Walulik. Certificate of Service: 04/16/2026. [26-5305] (DWW) [Entered: 04/16/2026 03:22 PM]
April 16, 2026 Filing 7 APPEARANCE filed for Appellee Great American Insurance Company by Samuel W. Wardle. Certificate of Service: 04/16/2026. [26-5305] (SWW) [Entered: 04/16/2026 02:37 PM]
April 16, 2026 Filing 6 APPEARANCE filed for Appellee Great American Insurance Company by Jason P. Renzelmann. Certificate of Service: 04/16/2026. [26-5305] (JPR) [Entered: 04/16/2026 02:33 PM]
April 14, 2026 Filing 5 APPEARANCE filed for Appellants Ms. Lindsey Platt and Ms. Tana Whited by James G. Thomas. Certificate of Service: 04/14/2026. [26-5305] (JGT) [Entered: 04/14/2026 04:37 PM]
April 14, 2026 Filing 4 APPEARANCE filed for Appellants Ms. Claudia Barhorst, Ms. Anna Hayes, Ms. Anna Leduc, Ms. Kendall Magnan, Ms. Alison Brown, Ms. Katherine McCool, Ms. Melanie Miller, Ms. Mary Elizabeth O'Neill, Ms. Bailey Payne-Jones and Ms. Deandra Stinson by Michael K. Pence. Certificate of Service: 04/14/2026. [26-5305] (MKP) [Entered: 04/14/2026 03:10 PM]
April 9, 2026 Filing 3 LETTER SENT to Mr. William T. Ramsey for Mr. Nichoel Ryner, Mr. Honor Tjornhom, Ms. Anna Leduc, Ms. Bailey Payne-Jones, Ms. Claudia Barhorst, Ms. Katherine McCool, Ms. Alison Brown, Ms. Melanie Miller, Ms. Deandra Stinson, Ms. Lindsey Platt, Ms. Tana Whited, Ms. Anna Hayes, Ms. Kendall Magnan and Ms. Mary Elizabeth O'Neill and Mr. David W. Walulik for Great American Insurance Company, regarding amended caption (MRL) [Entered: 04/09/2026 03:11 PM]
April 9, 2026 Filing 2 MEDIATION OFFICE is involved in this appeal. VIDEO CONFERENCE: A Mediation conference has been scheduled for 05/06/2026 at 9:30 AM (ET) with Scott Coburn. [Please open notice for important details and deadlines.] (LMR) [Entered: 04/09/2026 12:31 PM]
April 8, 2026 Filing 1 Civil Case Docketed. Notice filed by Appellants Ms. Claudia Barhorst, Ms. Alison Brown, Ms. Anna Hayes, Ms. Anna Leduc, Ms. Kendall Magnan, Ms. Katherine McCool, Ms. Melanie Miller, Ms. Mary Elizabeth O'Neill, Ms. Bailey Payne-Jones, Ms. Lindsey Platt, Mr. Nikko Ryner, Ms. Deandra Stinson, Mr. Honor Tjornhom and Ms. Tana Whited. Transcript needed: n. (MRL) [Entered: 04/08/2026 03:24 PM]

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Plaintiff: GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
Represented By: David W. Walulik
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Defendant: TANA WHITED
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