United States Fifth Circuit
NATIONWIDE MUT. INS. CO. v. UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE OF LAW COMM., 00-11025
Whether Texas law prohibits an insurance company from employing staff attorneys to represent its insureds in policy-related cases is not a question appropriate for determination by the federal court, in light of state courts addressing the issue, and should not be certified to the Texas Supreme Court on a limited federal court record.
Appellate Information
- Decided 02/20/2002
- Published 02/20/2002
Judges
- DENNIS, Circuit Judge:, Before GARWOOD, DeMOSS and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Fifth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- James William Walker (argued), Melanie Harber Sumrow, Walker Sewell, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
- For Appellees:
- James D. Blume (argued), Blume & Stoddard, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.