Dodson v. Allstate Insurance

Jim Hannah, Justice.

Appellant Jon Dodson, M.D., appeals a Pulaski County jury’s verdict finding in favor of Appellee Allstate Insurance Company on claims of defamation and tortious interference with a contract. This court accepted this case on March 9, 2001, pursuant to Ark. Sup. Ct. R. 1-2(g). Dodson raises ten points on appeal. We hold that the trial judge erred in ruling that Allstate’s withdrawn counterclaim could not be used at trial as evidence that Allstate defamed or interfered with Dodson’s contractual relationships with his patients. We reverse and remand.

Facts

On September 3, 1997,…