Legal Opinion

Bennett v. Hartford Ins. Co. of the Midwest

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided May 18, 2018No. 17-30311PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CARL E. STEWART, Chief Judge:

Defendant-Appellant Hartford Insurance Company of the Midwest ("Hartford") appeals the district court's order denying its motion for summary judgment and granting that of Defendant-Appellee Axis Surplus Insurance Company ("Axis"). Hartford also challenges the district court's grant of Axis's motion to strike an affidavit submitted in support of its motion for summary judgment as untimely. For the reasons that follow, we AFFIRM.

BACKGROUND

On October 17, 2012, Plaintiffs-Appellees Terron White and Veronica Bennett were rear-ended by a truck operated by James Lee…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Deville v. MarcantelCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009
  3. Louisiana Ins. Guar. Ass'n v. Interstate Fire & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1994
  4. Robert Geiserman v. John H. MacDonald A.B. & A.B. & AssociatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
  5. Cadwallader v. Allstate Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2003

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3Cited by19 opinions

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  5. Cruz v. Delgar Foods, LLC d/b/a Delia's TamalesDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 2025

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