Legal Opinion
Test Masters Educational Services, Inc. v. State Farm Lloyds
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 29, 2015No. 14-20473PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHEN A. HIGGINSON, Circuit Judge:
Test Masters Educational Services, Inc. (“TES”) filed this lawsuit against State Farm Lloyds, requesting a declaratory judgment that State Farm owes TES a duty to defend. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of State Farm. For the reasons articulated below, we AFFIRM.
FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS
The underlying lawsuit in this duty-to-defend appeal is the latest in an ongoing series of lawsuits involving TES and Robin Singh Educational Services, Inc. (“Singh”). 1 Both TES and Singh provide test preparation services, and both use the trade name or…
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