Legal Opinion

Keller Foundations, Inc. v. Wausau Underwriters Insurance

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided November 19, 2010No. 08-50253PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OWEN, Circuit Judge:

Wausau Underwriters Insurance Co. (Wausau) appeals the district court’s judgment holding Keller Foundations, Inc. and Suncoast Post-Tension, L.P. (collectively, Keller Companies) are entitled to defense and indemnity under a commercial general liability policy Wausau issued to Travis International, Inc., from whom the Keller Companies acquired certain assets. Because the Keller Companies agreed to assume liability for the particular losses in question and explicitly excluded the Wausau policy from the asset transfer, we reverse.

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Keller Foundations entered into a purchase…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Hernandez v. Gulf Group LloydsTexas Supreme Court · 1994
  2. PAJ, Inc. v. Hanover Insurance Co.Texas Supreme Court · 2008
  3. Northern Insurance Company of New York, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Allied Mutual Insurance Company, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
  4. Unigard Insurance v. LevenCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1999
  5. Pilkington North America, Inc. v. Travelers Casualty & Surety Co.Ohio Supreme Court · 2006

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3Cited by17 opinions

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  4. JOHNSON v. CSAA GENERAL INSURANCE CO.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2020
  5. Givaudan Fragrances Corporation v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Company(076523)Supreme Court of New Jersey · 2017

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