Legal Opinion

Carter v. Westport Ins.

District Court, S.D. Texas

Decided October 23, 2013No. Civil No. B-09-99Published

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ANDREW S. HANEN, District Judge.

This case concerns the extent of coverage of a professional liability insurance policy issued by Westport Insurance Corporation (“Westport”) to the insurance agency Smith-Reagan & Associates, Inc. (“Smith-Reagan”). Plaintiff Brent A. Carter (“Plaintiff’ or “Carter”), an employee of Smith-Reagan, was a defendant in an action filed by Valley Baptist Health System (‘Valley Baptist”) (“the underlying lawsuit”), in which Valley Baptist alleged that Carter and another insurance agent, Michael N. Swetnam, individually and d/b/a Swetnam…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  4. Horizon/CMS Healthcare Corporation v. AuldTexas Supreme Court · 2000
  5. American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance Co. v. SchaeferTexas Supreme Court · 2003

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