American Zurich Insurance Co. v. Caterpillar, Inc.

GREMILLION, Judge.

|, The plaintiff, American Zurich Insurance Company (Zurich), appeals the trial court’s ruling granting the defendant, Caterpillar, Inc.’s (Caterpillar), peremptory exception of prescription and motion for summary judgment. For the following reasons, we affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

This litigation arises out of a Kenworth truck fire that occurred on April 7, 2010. Caterpillar manufactured the truck’s engine. Zurich insured the vehicle and learned of the accident on the date it occurred, April 7, 2010, as evidenced by the date of its first entry upon opening its…