Discover Property Cslty v. Blue Bell

  1. January 01, 2024

    Biggest General Liability Rulings From 2023's Second Half

    Federal and state appeals courts provided general liability insurance practitioners with a handful of thought-provoking rulings in coverage disputes involving some hotly debated issues. Here, Law360 takes a look at the biggest rulings from the second half of 2023.

  2. July 18, 2023

    5th Circ. Blue Bell Coverage Ruling Vexes Policyholder Attys

    The Fifth Circuit's recent holding that Travelers and another insurer had no duty to defend Blue Bell Creamery against a derivative shareholder class action has legal experts abuzz due to the panel's finding that the company directors' intentional conduct didn't cause a covered occurrence. The opinion continues a string of recent commercial general liability decisions that have vexed policyholders. Here, Law360 breaks down the implications.

  3. July 11, 2023

    Travelers Units Beat Blue Bell Coverage Suit At 5th Circ.

    The Fifth Circuit held on Tuesday that two Travelers units don't have to cover Blue Bell Creameries in a shareholder suit over the company's alleged failure to prevent a 2015 listeria outbreak that led to a nationwide recall of its ice creams, saying their duty to defend applies only to accidents.

  4. November 15, 2022

    Blue Bell Tells 5th Circ. Shareholder Suit Triggers Coverage

    Blue Bell Creameries Inc. urged the Fifth Circuit to overturn a Texas district court's finding that two Travelers units had no duty to defend the ice cream maker in a shareholder suit following a fatal listeria outbreak, arguing that the lower court failed to focus on the suit's core factual allegations.