TERRY BLACK'S BARBECUE v. STATE AUTOMOBILE MUTUAL

No. 21-50078.

22 F.4th 450 (2022)

TERRY BLACK'S BARBECUE, L.L.C.; Terry Black's Barbecue Dallas, L.L.C., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. STATE AUTOMOBILE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed: January 5, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

LaDawn H. Nandrasy, Esq. , Robert Fountain , Beverly Bell Godbey , Amy Elizabeth Stewart , Amy Stewart, P.C., Dallas, TX, Kenneth B. Chaiken , Chaiken & Chaiken, P.C., Plano, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Levon G. Hovnatanian , Kevin Graham Cain, Esq. , Christopher Weldon Martin , Clinton J. Wolbert , Houston, TX, Lindsey Denece Dean , Adam H. Fleischer , Matthew Fortin , BatesCarey, L.L.P., Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Gabriel K. Gillett , Jenner & Block, L.L.P., Chicago, IL, for Amici Curiae Restaurant Law Center, Texas Restaurant Association.

Laura A. Foggan, Esq. , Crowell & Moring, L.L.P., Washington, DC, Shannon Marie O'Malley , Zelle, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, for Amici Curiae American Property Casualty Insurance Association, Association of Fire and Casualty Companies of Texas, Insurance Council of Texas, National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies.

Before Stewart, Haynes, and Graves, Circuit Judges.


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