Law360, New York (August 09, 2012, 2:54 PM ET) -- The Fifth Circuit on Wednesday withdrew its opinion in favor of Amerisure Insurance Co. in a hotly contested dispute over the interpretation of a contractual liability exclusion, saying it needs the Texas Supreme Court to clarify exactly how Texas law affects the case.
In June an appeals panel voted 2-1 to uphold a federal district court's finding that Amerisure had no duty to defend or Ewing Construction Co. in an underlying lawsuit filed by the Tuloso-Midway Independent School District over allegedly faulty tennis courts. The panel...