Kipp Flores Architects LLC v. Mid-Continent Casualty Co.

  1. March 28, 2016

    Insurer Wins $63M Coverage Fight Over Architecture Firm's IP

    A Texas federal judge fully upheld a magistrate judge's recommendation Monday and tossed Kipp Flores Architects LLC's claim that Mid-Continent Casualty Co. must pay $63 million owed by its bankrupt policyholder in a copyright dispute, saying the architecture firm didn't obtain a final judgment that entitled it to recovery.

  2. March 21, 2016

    Insurer Slams Bid For $63M In Copyright Dispute

    Mid-Continent Casualty Co. is fighting to uphold a magistrate's recommendation to toss a suit seeking $63 million from the insurer, telling a Texas federal judge Friday the architecture firm trying to collect the big payout is making unfounded arguments.  

  3. February 29, 2016

    Insurer Should Win $63M Coverage Fight, Judge Says

    A Texas magistrate judge recommended Monday that a district court toss architecture firm Kipp Flores Architects LLC's claim that Mid-Continent Casualty Co. must pay $63 million owed by the insurer's bankrupt policyholder in a copyright dispute, finding Kipp Flores didn't obtain a final judgment that would entitle it to recovery.

  4. December 04, 2015

    Insurer Says $63M Bankruptcy Claim Isn't Final Judgment

    Mid-Continent Casualty Co. asked a Texas federal judge on Thursday to throw out an architecture firm's claim that it's entitled to $63 million owed by the insurer's bankrupt policyholder, accusing Kipp Flores Architects LLC of attempting to parlay a "placeholder" claim into a massive windfall.

  5. March 30, 2015

    Mid-Continent Says Magistrate Erred In $63M Coverage Fight

    Mid-Continent Casualty Co. on Friday urged a Texas federal court to reject a magistrate judge's recommendation and grant its bid to dismiss a suit claiming it must pay part of a $63 million judgment an architectural firm won after suing a defunct homebuilder for using its designs without permission.

  6. March 16, 2015

    Mid-Continent Should Face $63M Coverage Row, Judge Says

    A Texas magistrate judge on Friday recommended denying Mid-Continent Casualty Co.'s bid to dismiss a suit claiming it must pay part of a $63 million judgment an architectural firm won after suing a defunct homebuilder for using its designs without permission, reversing course from an earlier recommendation.

  7. January 12, 2015

    Mid-Continent Not Liable In $63M Homebuilder's Copyright Suit

    A Texas magistrate judge on Friday said Mid-Continent Casualty Co. shouldn't have to pay part of a $63 million judgment won by an architectural firm that had sued a defunct homebuilder for allegedly using its designs without permission, saying the homebuilder hadn't given the insurer adequate notice of the suit.