Cameron Int’l Corp. v. Liberty Ins. Underwriters, Inc.

Liberty insured Cameron, the manufacturer of the blowout preventer used on Deepwater Horizon, for potential losses associated with the blowout preventer. After Cameron settled with BP, Cameron sought coverage from Liberty but Liberty refused to pay. The court affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment for Cameron on its breach of contract claim; reversed the district court's denial of Cameron's motion for attorney's fees; and remanded for a determination of the proper amount of those fees. The court certified the following question to the Supreme Court of Texas: Whether, to maintain a cause of action under Chapter 541 of the Texas Insurance Code against an insurer that wrongfully withheld policy benefits, an insured must allege and prove an injury independent from the denied policy benefits? View "Cameron Int'l Corp. v. Liberty Ins. Underwriters, Inc." on Justia Law