Legal Opinion
Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
Decided January 14, 2005No. 04-04-00184-CVPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by
CATHERINE STONE, Justice.
In this appeal, we are asked to determine whether Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company’s use of company staff attorneys to defend insureds under liability policies is the unauthorized practice of law by the insurer. After the trial court resolved this issue in favor of Nationwide, the Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee filed this appeal, claiming the trial court erred by: (1) denying its plea to the jurisdiction; (2) denying its motion to transfer venue; and (3) determining the insurance company’s use of company staff attorneys to defend insureds…
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