Legal Opinion

LCS Corrections Services, Inc. v. Lexington Insurance

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided September 2, 2015No. 14-40494, 14-40587PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

This insurance dispute requires us to decide whether Lexington Insurance Company must defend and indemnify LCS Corrections Services, Inc., agaipst a claim that LCS’s alleged failure to provide medications to an inmate housed at one of its facilities caused the inmate’s death. Two insurance contracts are at issue in this appeal: a Commercial General Liability (“CGL”) policy and a Commercial Umbrella Liability (“CUL”) policy. The district court, in separate rulings, held that, under the CGL policy, Lexington had a duty to defend LCS, but without reaching the…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh v. Hudson Energy Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1991
  2. Farmers Texas County Mutual Insurance v. GriffinTexas Supreme Court · 1997
  3. Stewart v. MurphyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
  4. Orix Credit Alliance, Inc. v. Frank A. Wolfe, Jr. And Lexie D. WolfeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
  5. Yount v. MaisanoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993

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3Cited by16 opinions

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  4. Oceans Healthcare, L. L.C. v. Ill. Union Ins. Co.District Court, E.D. Texas · 2019
  5. Everest Nat'l Ins. Co. v. Gessner Eng'g, LLCDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 2018

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