Legal Opinion
Lincoln General Insurance v. U.S. Auto Insurance Services, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 18, 2015No. 13-10589PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GREGG COSTA, Circuit Judge:
A party that obtains a multimillion dollar judgment at trial usually leaves the courthouse happy. The Plaintiff in this case, Lincoln General Insurance Company, is an exception. After a bench trial, the district court awarded Lincoln $16.5 million on its tortious interference claims against CSi Agency Services, Inc. and Alpha Partners, Limited. The conduct that led to that judgment involved the diversion of funds from a reinsurance arrangement involving insurer Lincoln and a claims administrator named U.S. Auto Insurance Services Company.
Despite being awarded a…
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