United States Fifth Circuit
ALPHA/OMEGA INS. SERVS., INC. v. PRUDENTIAL INS. CO. OF AM., 00-20746
Article 21.11-1 of the Texas Insurance Code, which governs the cancellation of agency contracts, does not preempt insurance agent's common law tortious interference of contracts claim against insurance company alleging company attempted to steal the agent's clients.
Appellate Information
- Decided 11/05/2001
- Published 11/05/2001
Judges
- DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:, Before JONES, SMITH and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Fifth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Otto D. Hewitt, III (argued), Hewitt Law Firm, Alvin, TX, Alton C. Todd, The Law Firm of Alton C. Todd, Friendswood, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
- For Appellees:
- Patricia A. Nolan, Thompson & Knight, Dallas, TX, Debora B. Alsup (argued), Thompson & Knight, Austin, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.