United States Fifth Circuit
St. Paul Surplus Lines Ins. Co. v. Halliburton Energy Servs., Inc., 05-30614
Summary judgment for defendant in a contract case brought by an insurer seeking reimbursement for settlement funds paid in an underlying suit arising from injuries sustained on board a barge at an oil well site is reversed where the district court erred in concluding that defendant was not responsible for defense or indemnity obligations assumed by a contracting party in its separate contracts with third parties.
Appellate Information
- Decided 04/10/2006
- Published 04/10/2006
Judges
- W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:, Before HIGGINBOTHAM, DAVIS and STEWART, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Fifth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Michael G. Lemoine (argued), Perret Doise, Lafayette, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
- For Appellees:
- James F. Holmes (argued), Christovich & Kearney, Charles R. Lane, Halliburton Energy Services, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellee.