Legal Opinion
Cory v. Allstate Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided September 9, 2009No. 08-2168PublishedCited by 143 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TACHA, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant R. Greg Cory filed suit against Allstate Insurance Company and Allstate Financial Services, LLC (collectively, “Allstate”) for, among other claims, breach of implied contract and defamation. The district court dismissed the implied contract claim under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) and entered summary judgment against him on the defamation claim. Mr. Cory appeals. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and AFFIRM.
I. BACKGROUND
In September 2000, Mr. Cory entered into an Independent Contractor Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Allstate that authorized him to…
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