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U.S. FIRE INS. CO. v. VILLEGAS

No. 00-40255.

242 F.3d 279 (2001)

UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Albert VILLEGAS, doing business as Law Offices of Albert Villegas, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 12, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Arnold Aquilar (argued), Brownsville, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Richard L. Schechter (argued), Richard Schechter, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before JONES and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges, and BARZILAY, District Judge.

DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:

Attorney Albert Villegas ("Villegas") appeals from the final judgment entered by the district court which granted judgment in favor of United States Fire Insurance Company ("USF") on a conversion claim arising from Villegas's negotiation of a settlement that was in contravention of USF's subrogation rights. For the reasons discussed below, we AFFIRM the judgment of the district court.

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