Mid-Continent Casualty Co. v. Chevron Pipe Line Co.

RHESA HAWKINS BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:

At issue in this Texas diversity action is whether an injury to an employee of Power Machinery, Inc. (PMI), the named insured for Mid-Continent Casualty Company, “arose out of’ PMI’s independent contractor work for Chevron Pipe Line Company (CPL), Mid-Continent’s additional insured, and is, therefore, covered under PMI’s liability policy; and whether the attorney’s fees and costs awarded CPL are reasonable, their having been set in the light of a settlement agreement and following a subsequent bench trial on the issue. Regarding coverage, we AFFIRM; for…