February 11, 2021
A Fifth Circuit panel skipped a step in its review when it reversed a Mississippi judge's ruling that Liberty Mutual couldn't recoup a $1 million payment toward the settlement of two lawsuits over a fatal accident, an error that needs a full court rehearing, policyholder Darling Ingredient Inc. has claimed.
January 28, 2021
The Fifth Circuit ruled Wednesday that a Liberty Mutual unit can recoup its $1 million payment toward a settlement of two lawsuits over a fatal accident involving one of policyholder Darling Ingredients Inc.'s transportation contractors, finding that Darling was required to pay that sum as a deductible.