Legal Opinion

Landmark Ins. Co. v. Lonergan Law Firm, PLLC

District Court, N.D. Texas

Decided March 8, 2019No. ACTION NO. 4:17-CV-0278-YPublished

1Opinion of the Court

TERRY R. MEANS, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

I. INTRODUCTION

Before the Court is a motion for summary judgment by Landmark American Insurance Company ("Landmark") (doc. 38). The motion asks the Court to determine whether Landmark's insured invoked coverage by properly reporting a claim under a lawyer's professional-responsibility policy. More specifically, the motion asserts that the inclusion of a claim supplement in a renewal application failed to trigger Landmark's duty to defend and indemnify. After review, the Court GRANTS Landmark's motion based upon the following rationale.

II. FACTUAL &…

2Cases cited30 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. Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  4. City of Keller v. WilsonTexas Supreme Court · 2005
  5. Forsyth v. BarrCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994

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