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LANGWITH v. AMERICAN NAT. GENERAL INS. CO.

No. 08-0778.

793 N.W.2d 215 (2010)

Dennis LANGWITH and Ben Langwith, Individuals, Appellants, v. AMERICAN NATIONAL GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, a Corporation, and American National Property and Casualty Co., a Corporation; Janet Fitzgerald, Individually and d/b/a American National Janet Fitzgerald Insurance Services, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Rehearing Denied February 1, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Hearn , Des Moines, for appellants.

Karl T. Olson of Bradshaw, Fowler, Proctor & Fairgrave, P.C., Des Moines, for appellees American National General Insurance Co. and American National Property and Casualty Co.

John F. Lorentzen and Mitchell R. Kunert of Nyemaster, Goode, West, Hansell & O'Brien, P.C., Des Moines, for appellee Fitzgerald.

TERNUS, Chief Justice.

The primary issue presented by this appeal is the scope of liability of an insurance agent to her clients. The appellants, Dennis Langwith and his son, Ben Langwith, sued Dennis's insurance agent, appellee Janet Fitzgerald, alleging she breached a duty of reasonable care, which resulted in their partially uninsured exposure on a personal injury claim filed against them. The Langwith plaintiffs contend appellees American National General Insurance...

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