Legal Opinion

Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. v. XL Specialty Insurance Company

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided October 21, 2014No. 14-11987PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Non-Argument Calendar.

1Per curiam

CERTIFICATION FROM THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT TO THE SUPREME COURT OF GEORGIA, PURSUANT TO O.C.G.A. § 15-2-9. TO THE SUPREME COURT OF GEORGIA AND ITS HONORABLE JUSTICES:

This case involves the interpretation of an insurance policy under Georgia law. We must determine (1) whether an insured was “legally obligated” to pay a securities claim, within the meaning of the insurance policy; and (2) whether an insured’s failure to obtain its insurer’s consent in advance to a settlement agreement barred the insured from seeking payment under the policy even if the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Lonnie J. Hill v. Thomas E. White, Secretary of the ArmyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
  2. Hoover v. Maxum Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 2012
  3. Jones v. Dillard's, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
  4. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. AndersonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1961
  5. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Walnut Avenue Partners, LLCCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Christopher Brophy v. Jiangbo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2015
  2. Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. v. Xl Specialty Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Georgia · 2015
  3. Thomas v. Auctions Am. By RM, Inc. (In re Bentley)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 2018
  4. Carbide Industries, LLC v. Lecessee Construction Services, LLC (In re Carbide Industries, LLC)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 2016
  5. Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. v. XL Specialty Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2015

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