Legal Opinion
Huval v. Offshore Pipelines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 1, 1996No. 95-30471PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT M. PARKER, Circuit Judge:
Following a personal injury claim and settlement involving one of its workers, B & I Welding brought the North Star Agency and its Principal, Julius “Sonny” Eirich, into this lawsuit, claiming a failure to procure insurance coverage. The district court found that North Star breached its duty to B & I, and entered a judgment in B & I’s favor. However, the district court apportioned 40% of the fault to B & I’s insurance consultant, Bernie Tappel, who was not a party to this action, and reduced the award proportionally. Both parties appeal. Finding no error, we…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Mathieu v. Imperial Toy Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1994
- Daigle v. Liberty Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
- Dirk and Cynthia Bradley, Individually and as Next Friends for Their Minor Son Brad Alan Bradley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- Beth Spiller, and Stephen Smiley Brown v. Ella Smithers Geriatric CenterCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- James Banks, Jr. v. John M. McGouganCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Eberli v. Cirrus Design Corp.District Court, S.D. Florida · 2009
- United States v. Tracy BrownCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2017
- Healix Infusion Therapy, Inc. v. Helix Health, LLCDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 2010
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