Legal Opinion

Dodd Insurance Services, Inc. And Tom Dodd, Jr. v. Royal Insurance Company of America, an Illinois Corporation F/k/a Royal-Globe Insurance Companies

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided June 11, 1991No. 89-1368PublishedCited by 109 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LOGAN, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiffs, Dodd Insurance Services, Inc. (Dodd Insurance) and its employee Tom Dodd, Jr., appeal a district court decision imposing Rule 11 sanctions against them. We affirm the court’s decision to impose sanctions. We vacate and remand, however, for a recalculation of the amount of sanctions to be imposed.

Dodd Insurance is an independent insurance agency. Under the terms of an “Agency-Company Agreement,” it sold insurance policies for Royal Insurance Company of America (Royal). When Royal attempted to terminate the agreement, plaintiffs filed suit alleging ten…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Cooter & Gell v. Hartmarx Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
  3. Frederick Lawrence White, Jr. Benjamin L. Staponski, Jr., and Gwen G. Caranchini v. General Motors Corporation, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990
  4. Golden Eagle Distributing Corporation v. Burroughs Corporation, and Kirkland & EllisCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
  5. Townsend v. Holman Consulting Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990

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3Cited by109 opinions

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  4. Roth v. GreenCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2006
  5. Garner v. Cuyahoga County Juvenile CourtCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2009

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