Rodgers v. Northwestern Mut. Life Ins., Co., 952 F. Supp. 325 (W.D. Va., 1997). When his client filed a state lawsuit against his disability insurance company for nonpayment of disability benefits, Brock Green successfully once prevented the insurance company from removing the case to federal court. After fighting the insurance company on several procedural issues, the case was resolved in a favorable manner to Mr. Green's client.