United States Fifth Circuit
Sonnier v. State Farm Mut. Auto Ins. Co., 07-30098
In an action brought against defendant-insurer alleging it breached its contractual obligation under plaintiffs' automobile insurance policies when it refused to pay for inspection and testing of their seatbelts and seatbelt locking mechanisms after they were involved in automobile accidents, dismissal for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted is affirmed over a claim that the term "cost of repair" necessarily includes the cost of a seatbelt inspection.
Appellate Information
- Decided 12/06/2007
- Published 12/07/2007
Judges
- PER CURIAM:, Before GARWOOD, GARZA and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Fifth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- David Charles Laborde, Laborde Law Firm, Lafayette, LA, Donald Wayne Price, Kirk A. Guidry, Dué, Price, Guidry, Piedrahita & Andrews, Baton Rouge, LA, Dawn M. Barrios, Bruce S. Kingsdorf, Barrios, Kingsdorf & Casteix, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.
- For Appellees:
- Joseph A. Cancila, Jr., Patricia J. Thompson, Schff Hardin LLP, Chicago, IL, Mary Katherine Paine Martin, Gretchen Heider Mayard, Lafayette, LA, for Defendant-Appellee.