Legal Opinion

Royal Surplus Lines Insurance v. Brownsville Independent School District

District Court, S.D. Texas

Decided June 2, 2005No. CIV.A. B-03-109PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

HANEN, District Judge.

Before this Court are three motions for summary judgment filed by the plaintiff, Royal Surplus Lines Insurance Company (“Royal” or “Plaintiff’). Each will be discussed in greater detail below but, suffice it to say, each seeks a judgment that Royal is not liable to the defendant, Brownsville Independent School District (“BISD”), for damages suffered by BISD due to the presence of mold at two of its schools: Bruce Aiken Elementary School (“Aiken”) and Raul Besteiro Middle School (“Bestei-ro”). Despite warnings by the Court and a direct order…

2Cases cited26 opinions

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  5. International Shortstop, Inc., and Sam Talkington v. Rally's, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991

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3Cited by17 opinions

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