Legal Opinion

Rapid Settlements, Ltd. v. Symetra Life Insurance Co.

Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)

Decided August 31, 2007No. 12-07-00008-CVPublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BILL BASS, Justice.

Rapid Settlements, Ltd. appeals the trial court’s order granting a temporary injunction. The order enjoins Rapid from seeking to confirm, enforcing, or compelling performance of an arbitration award transferring to Rapid, pursuant to a transfer agreement, structured settlement payments to be received by Abigail Dempsey. Because we conclude the trial court did not abuse its discretion in granting the temporary injunction, we affirm the trial court’s order.

Background and Procedural History

Symetra Life Insurance Company issued an annuity to fund a structured settlement…

2Cases cited22 opinions

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  3. Butnaru v. Ford Motor Co.Texas Supreme Court · 2002
  4. Perry v. ThomasSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Intercontinental Terminals Co. v. Vopak North America, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2011
  2. Rapid Settlements, Ltd. v. Green, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2009
  3. Michael Lee Wyrick A/K/A Mike Wyrick and Gregory Michael Ruhnke A/K/A Greg Ruhnke v. Business Bank of Texas, N. A., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2019
  4. RSL-3B-IL, Ltd. v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2015
  5. Symetra Life Insurance v. Rapid Settlements, Ltd.District Court, S.D. Texas · 2008

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