Dist. Ct. did not err in dismissing plaintiff’s lawsuit, alleging that defendants-employees of corporation insurance company had violated section 155 of Illinois Insurance Code and had tortiously interfered with insurance contract between plaintiff-insured and insurance company, where, according to plaintiff, defendants had vexatiously and unreasonably delayed payment on plaintiff’s claim for benefits under insurance policy. Defendants as employees/agents of corporation were shielded from liability by corporation, where, as here, instant denial of coverage by defendants was undertaken on behalf of corporation. Moreover, Illinois law provides corporation’s agents with conditional privilege from tortious interference lawsuits, and plaintiff otherwise failed to adequately plead that defendants acted against corporation’s interests and acted in their own interests when denying plaintiff’s claim for benefits under policy.
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