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When Dealing With an Unlicensed Crop Insurance Agent, Recent Court Ruling Finds Agent Did Not Violat

Paul Goeringer

May 9, 2016
2 min

When Dealing With an Unlicensed Crop Insurance Agent, Recent Court Ruling Finds Agent Did Not Violat

This post is not a substitute for legal advice. Recently, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a farming couple’s complaint against their unlicensed crop insurance agent. The Shannons, the producers in this case, had filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking damages against their crop insurance agent. The Shannons sought damages under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO). A federal district court dismissed the Shannons’ RI

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