Legal Opinion

National Casualty Co. v. Kiva Construction & Engineering, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided November 12, 2012No. 12-20217UnpublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM: *

National Casualty Company filed a complaint asserting claims for breach of settlement agreement and money had and received against defendants Kiva Construction & Engineering, Inc., and its owner and president Joseph McDermott. Defendants counterclaimed, alleging that National Casualty breached the settlement agreement, engaged in deceptive trade practices, and operated in bad faith. The district court granted National Casualty’s motion for summary judgment against Kiva, dismissed Defendants’ counterclaims, and entered final judgment in National Casualty’s favor. Kiva appeals the…

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