Kinsale Ins v. Flyin' Diesel Performance
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April 26, 2024
5th Circ. Reverses Coverage For Fatal Race Accident Suit
An insurer doesn't have to defend the organizers of an amateur drag racing event against underlying negligence claims stemming from a fatal car crash, the Fifth Circuit ruled Friday, reversing a lower court's decision and determining that a commercial general liability policy was not ambiguous.
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February 08, 2024
'Utter Chaos' If Duty To Defend Ruling Is Upheld, 5th Circ. Told
Upholding a Texas district court's ruling that Kinsale Insurance Co. must defend wrongful death claims stemming from an amateur racing event because of policy ambiguities would create "utter chaos," the insurer told the Fifth Circuit on Thursday, noting the policy at issue involved standard-form exclusionary endorsements.
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September 07, 2023
5th Circ. Asked To Affirm Fatal Race Accident Coverage Win
The organizers of a fatal amateur drag racing event urged the Fifth Circuit on Thursday to uphold a ruling that their insurer must defend them against underlying negligence claims, arguing that various endorsements in their 24-hour policy conflicted, rendering the policy ambiguous.