Legal Opinion
McGinnes Industrial Maintenance Corporation v. the Phoenix Insurance Company and the Travelers Indemnity Company
Texas Supreme Court
Decided June 29, 2015No. 14-0465PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Hecht
Justice Green, Justice Willett, Justice Devine, and Justice Brown joined.
The standard-form commercial general liability (“CGL”) insurance policies at issue in this case 1 give the insurer “the right and duty to defend any suit against the insured seeking damages”. The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit asks 2 whether “suit” includes super-fund cleanup proceedings conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency (the “EPA”) under the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,- and Liability Act of 1980 (“CERCLA”). 3 We agree with the overwhelming majority of…
2Cases cited106 opinions
- J.M. Davidson, Inc. v. WebsterTexas Supreme Court · 2003
- National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh v. CBI Industries, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1995
- United States v. BestfoodsSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- Johnson & Higgins of Texas, Inc. v. Kenneco Energy, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1998
- Tenneco Inc. v. Enterprise Products Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1996
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Thomas v. State Farm LloydsDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 2016
- Williams Alaska Petroleum, Inc. and The Williams Companies, Inc. v. State of Alaska, Flint Hills Resources Alaska, LLC, and Flint Hills Resources, LLCAlaska Supreme Court · 2023
- McGinnes Industrial Maintenance Corp. v. Phoenix InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2016
- PA Manufacturers' Ass'n Ins. Co. v. Johnson Matthey, Inc. and PA DEPCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2020
- Trans-Vac Systems, LLC v. Hudson Insurance Company, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2023
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