Legal Opinion

American Electric Power Co. v. Affiliated FM Insurance

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 21, 2009No. 07-31061PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:

In this insurance-coverage dispute, plaintiff American Electric Power Company and its subsidiaries (collectively, “AEP”) appeal from the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant-insurer Affiliated FM Insurance Company (“Affiliated”). For the following reasons, we affirm the district court’s order.

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This is an insurance dispute between public-utilities conglomerate AEP and its insurer Affiliated. In 2000, Affiliated issued a policy covering AEP and its subsidiaries from loss due to employee theft or misconduct (the “Affiliated Policy”).…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
  2. Templet v. Hydrochem Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004
  3. Harvey v. Grey Wolf Drilling Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
  4. Cadwallader v. Allstate Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2003
  5. Virginia Woodfield, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., Plaintiff-Third Party v. Charlie Bowman, Planet Insurance Co., Defendant-Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999

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3Cited by36 opinions

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  4. Murchison Capital Partners, L.P. v. Nuance Communications, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2015
  5. Joseph Wilcox v. Max Welders, L.L.C.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2015

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