Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Western American Specialized Transportation Services, Inc.

REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:

This is an attempt by an excess insurance carrier to recover from a primary insurer. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the primary carrier, and we affirm.

BACKGROUND

In 1997 Dixie Carriere was injured when her automobile and a truck owned and operated by Richard Barnett collided. Barnett was operating the truck in the course and scope of his employment with Western American Specialized Transportation Services, Inc. (Western). The accident occurred in Louisiana and Barnett and Carriere are Louisiana residents. Western is a Delaware corporation with…