Legal Opinion
Murphy Oil Corp. v. Liberty Mut. Fire Ins. Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 8, 2019No. CASE NO. 1:18-CV-1013PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
TIMOTHY L. BROOKS, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Currently before the Court are cross-motions for summary judgment filed by *793Plaintiff Murphy Oil Corporation ("Murphy") and Defendant Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company ("Liberty").1 For the reasons given below, Murphy's motion is DENIED, Liberty's motion is GRANTED, and Murphy's Complaint is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.
I. BACKGROUND
In September 2011, Valero Energy Corporation ("Valero") purchased an oil refinery ("the Refinery") in Meraux, Louisiana from Murphy, pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement ("APA"). See Doc. 30-2. The following year,…
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- Murphy Oil Corporation v. Liberty Mutual Fire InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2020