Legal Opinion
Esicorp, Inc. St. Louis Testing Laboratories, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 17, 2001No. 00-2810PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Circuit Judge.
Esicorp, Inc. (“Esicorp”), sued St. Louis Testing Laboratories, Inc. (“SLT”), for losses arising out of the need to repair defective pipe welds that SLT’s testing had failed to discover. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (“Liberty Mutual”) refused to defend SLT under the comprehensive general liability (“CGL”) policies Liberty Mutual issued to SLT for the period in question. SLT settled with Esicorp for $2,125,000, paying $125,000 and satisfying the remainder of its settlement obligation by assigning its rights against Liberty Mutual to Esicorp. Esicorp then sued Liberty…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Farmland Industries, Inc. v. Republic InsuranceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1997
- Eljer Manufacturing, Incorporated v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, and Travelers Indemnity Company of Illinois, Intervening-Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Wyoming Sawmills, Inc. v. Transportation InsuranceOregon Supreme Court · 1978
- Federated Mutual Insurance Co. v. Concrete Units, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1985
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