Legal Opinion

Liberty Insurance v. Dixie Electric, L.L.C.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided December 16, 2015No. 15-10279PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM: *

Plaintiff-Appellee Liberty Insurance Corp. (“Liberty”), the insurer, brought suit *114in Texas to obtain a judgment declaring that Liberty had no duty to indemnify Defendant-Appellant Dixie Electric, LLC (“Dixie”), the insured, for a judgment rendered in a New Mexico wrongful death action (“Underlying Lawsuit”). Both parties filed cross-motions for summary judgment. The district court entered a declaratory judgment and summary judgment in favor of Liberty. Dixie appealed. The main issue on appeal is whether Texas law interprets Dixie’s Workers Compensation and Employer’s Liability…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2000
  5. Forsyth v. BarrCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994

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3Cited by3 opinions

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  2. Venable v. EnLink Midstream Operating, LPDistrict Court, M.D. Louisiana · 2020
  3. Westchester Fire Insurance Company v. BurkhalterDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 2020

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