Legal Opinion

Liberty University, Inc. v. Citizens Insurance Co. of America

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided July 10, 2015No. 14-2254PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge THACKER wrote the opinion, in which Judge NIEMEYER and Judge DUNCAN joined.

THACKER, Circuit Judge:

In November 2012, Janet Jenkins sued Liberty University, Inc. (“Appellee”), alleging that the school participated — both directly and vicariously — in a scheme to kidnap Jenkins’s daughter in order to disrupt the parent-child relationship. In her complaint (“Jenkins Complaint”), Jenkins alleged that Appellee and its agents helped Lisa Miller, the child’s biological mother and Jenkins’ former partner in a same-sex civil union, to defy state court…

2Cases cited30 opinions

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  4. CACI International, Inc. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2009
  5. Minkler v. Safeco Insurance Co. of AmericaCalifornia Supreme Court · 2010

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3Cited by28 opinions

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