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COVINGTON v. ABAN OFFSHORE LTD.

No. 10-40449.

650 F.3d 556 (2011)

Guy COVINGTON; Russell Covington, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ABAN OFFSHORE LIMITED, formerly known as Aban Loyd Chiles Offshore, Limited, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 10, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pannal Alan Sanders , Sanders & Sanders, L.L.P., Orange, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Clayton C. Cannon , Henry James Fasthoff, IV , Boyer Jacobs Short, P.C., Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before JONES, Chief Judge, and DENNIS and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

DENNIS, Circuit Judge:

Guy Covington and Russell Covington appeal challenging the district court's conclusion that they, as agents of Beacon Maritime, Inc. ("Beacon"), are bound by Beacon's agreement to arbitrate disputes with Aban Offshore Limited ("Aban"). We conclude that under settled principles of agency and contract law the Covingtons are not personally bound by Beacon's agreement with Aban, and therefore we REVERSE the district court's order compelling arbitration...

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