Legal Opinion

Symetra Life Insurance v. Rapid Settlements, Ltd.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided December 23, 2014No. 13-20412PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:

After nine years of litigation and a prior appeal to this court, three house-keeping items are presented in this appeal: attorneys’ fees, damages, and the scope of in-junctive relief. Appellants Symetra Life Insurance and Symetra Assigned Benefits Service (collectively “Symetra”) appeal the district court’s refusal to award attorneys’ fees under the Texas and Washington State Structured Settlement Protection Acts (“SSPAs”). 1 Rapid Settlements (“Rapid”) cross appeals the district court’s award of attorneys’ fees as damages for tortious interference and the…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Tony Gullo Motors I, L.P. and Brien Garcia v. Nury ChapaTexas Supreme Court · 2006
  2. Mathis v. Exxon CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002
  3. Adrian Cavallini v. State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
  4. Holland v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1999
  5. Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P. v. National Development & Research Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 2009

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Settlement Funding, L.L.C. v. Rapid Settlements, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2017
  2. Elzie Ball v. James LeBlancCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2015
  3. M. D. Ex Rel. Stukenberg v. AbbottCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2018
  4. Weiser-Brown Operating Co. v. St. Paul Surplus Lines InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2015
  5. John Hays v. HCA Holdings, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2016

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