Legal Opinion
Seahawk Liquidating Trust Ex Rel. Seahawk Drilling, Inc. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyds London
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 19, 2016No. 15-30324PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
This appeal follows a bench trial and judgment for the defendant insurers on the claims of Seahawk Liquidating Trust (“Seahawk”) for payment of insurance proceeds. There is no error, so we affirm.
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Seahawk 1 operated a fleet of drilling rigs, one of which was the JAI SEAHAWK 3000 (the “Rig”), a three-legged, mat-supported jack-up drilling rig . with 375-foot legs used to perform drilling contracts in the Gulf of Mexico beginning in 1974. 2 In February 2010, while moving between drilling locations, the Rig encountered severe weather and jacked up out of the water…
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- Mid-Century Insurance Co. of Texas v. LindseyTexas Supreme Court · 1999
- Red Ball Motor Freight, Inc. v. Employers Mut. Liability Ins. Co. Of WisconsinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1951
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