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News & Analysis as of May 24, 2013

Based On Economic Loss Rule and Consequential Damages Clause, Supreme Court Holds That Plaintiff Had No Tort Claim

by David Johnson | Winstead PC on 7/12/2012

In El Paso Marketing, L.P. v. Wolf Hollow I, L.P., the Texas Supreme Court decided that the economic loss rule and a consequential damages clause eliminated a power plant owner’s claim against a pipeline company for...more

Staying Afloat Through the Flood: Contingent Business Interruption Insurance May Pay for Losses Caused by Supply-Chain Disruptions

by Gilbert LLP on 7/20/2011

Originally published in The Corporate Counselor - July 20, 2011. The Mississippi River floods in Spring 2011 proved to be among the largest and most damaging along the U.S. waterway in the past century, rivaling the...more

Waiving Workers’ Compensation in Transportation Agreements: Like Taking a Bullet After Being Stabbed

by Miller & Martin PLLC on 4/22/2011

Anyone reviewing a transportation agreement in the past few years surely noticed an uptick in the number of proposed provisions attempting to “waive workers’ compensation immunity.” The waiver typically reads as follows:...more

What Does That Sign Say? No Coverage for Defective Street Signs

by Sedgwick LLP on 4/4/2011

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas In Admiral Ins. Co. v. H&W Indus. Services, Inc., 2011 WL 318277 (W.D. Tex. February 1, 2011), the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas held that a...more

Illinois Court Considers Liability for Automobile Accident

by Howard Ankin on 2/1/2011

In Thompson v. Gordon, No. 110066, the plaintiff was injured as a result of a car accident. This personal injury lawsuit followed and the plaintiff alleged that the accident occurred, in part, because defendants defectively...more