5th Circuit Affirms Order Enforcing Allstate Settlement

NEW ORLEANS - The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on July 7 affirmed an order enforcing a $25,000 settlement between homeowners and their insurer, finding sufficient evidence that the homeowners had given their attorney to settle all claims. Price v. Allstate Insurance Co., No. 05-20394 (5th Cir.).

The appellate panel also granted Allstate's cross-appeal for attorney fees, which the lower court denied, fixing fees at $8,000 rather than remanding for reconsideration on that issue.

Joe and Aretha Price sued Allstate Insurance Co. in Texas state court in 2003, contending that Allstate was in breach of contract for denying claims for …