Legal Opinion
Sifers v. General Marine Catering Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 3, 1990No. Nos. 86-3494, 86-3685, 86-3760, 87-3164, 87-3606, 87-4387, 87-4798, 88-3308, 89-3453, 89-4046, 89-4671PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Per curiam
Introduction.
The Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association (LIGA) is a nonprofit, unincorporated creation of state law, designed to rein-sure the obligations of insolvent insurers doing business in Louisiana. Born after the 1950’s and 1960’s, a period that witnessed increased insolvencies by insurance carriers, LIGA was fashioned by the Louisiana Legislature in 1970. The statute mimicked a uniform state model that was offered nationally to protect the public through the device known as “insurance guarantee associations.”
As a condition of doing business in Louisiana, insurance carriers…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- West v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Reserve Insurance Co. v. PisciottaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1982
- Ellis D. Burrell v. Jimmy Newsome, Chief of Police, Port Arthur Police Dept.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- Backhus v. Transit Cas. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
- Graves v. Traders & General Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1968
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3Cited by38 opinions
- Grover v. Eli Lilly & Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
- Hodgen v. Forest Oil Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
- Grover v. Eli Lilly And CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
- Montañez López v. Universidad de Puerto RicoSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 2002
- Zuger v. North Dakota Insurance Guaranty Ass'nNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1992
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