United States Tenth Circuit
N. Am. Specialty Ins. Co. v. Britt Paulk Ins. Agency, Inc., 07-7115
In an action against two insurance companies claiming that they wrongfully caused plaintiff to settle a bad faith lawsuit brought against it by two insureds, judgment for plaintiff is affirmed where: 1) the parties' agreement required defendant to notify plaintiff of any demand made by the insureds, not just "new" ones; and 2) the district court did not abuse its discretion by excluding an expert's proposed testimony on insurance industry practice, because it would not assist the jury.
Appellate Information
- Decided 08/25/2009
- Published 08/25/2009
Judges
- LUCERO, Circuit Judge., Before LUCERO, O'BRIEN, and GORSUCH, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Tenth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- Eric Mareshie (James K. Secrest, II, and Edward J. Main, with him on the briefs), Secrest, Hill & Butler, Tulsa, OK, for Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee., Joseph R. Farris (Paula J. Quillin, Thayla P. Bohn, and Jeremy K. Ward, with him on the briefs), Feldman Franden Woodard & Farris, Tulsa, OK, for Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant.