Lexington Insurance v. Precision Drilling Co.

GORSUCH, Circuit Judge.

Years ago, Darrell Jent suffered serious injuries while working on an oil rig. Eventually the rig’s owner, Precision Drilling, paid him a settlement and that might have seemed the end of it. But there lingers still today the question who is on the hook for the bill. Precision contends that Lexington, an insurance company, should reimburse the money it paid Mr. Jent. For purposes of this appeal, Lexington accepts that it issued (and was paid for) two insurance policies covering Precision for accidents exactly like this one. But, it argues, a Wyoming state statute renders…