Scottsdale Insurance Company v. Solwind Energy, LLC

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Case overview

Case Number:

23-1420

Court:

Appellate - 4th Circuit

Nature of Suit:

4110 Insurance

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  1. April 09, 2024

    4th Circ. Tosses Duty To Defend Case Over Oil Co.'s Objection

    The Fourth Circuit said Tuesday that a West Virginia oil and gas company lacked standing to continue an appeal that was originally brought by a green grower, which had sought coverage from its insurer for an underlying $4 million land use dispute with the extractor.

  2. March 18, 2024

    4th Circ. Preview: Airport Mishap, Inmate Pay Launch March

    The Fourth Circuit's spring session will task the court with refereeing a power struggle between Virginia regulators and the authority that runs Washington, D.C.'s airports — stemming from a workplace amputation — and delving into the "honest belief" doctrine's role in a Family Medical Leave Act case.

  3. March 14, 2024

    4th Circ. Weighs Insurer's Duty To Defend Land-Use Dispute

    The Fourth Circuit will decide whether to overturn a West Virginia federal ruling allowing an insurer to avoid covering a sustainable farm that has been accused by the oil and gas company of blocking it from drilling wells in a $4 million state land-use dispute. Here, Law360 breaks down the case in advance of the forthcoming decision.

  4. August 25, 2023

    W.Va. Green Grower Tells 4th Circ. Insurer's Win Is Nonsense

    A renewable-powered greenhouse business asked the Fourth Circuit on Friday to overturn a Nationwide unit's West Virginia federal court win, saying the insurer's arguments to escape covering an underlying $4 million land-use dispute were unsupported by state law and defied "common sense."

  5. July 13, 2023

    W.Va. Energy Cos. Want Insurer's Win Undone At 4th Circ.

    A renewable-powered greenhouse business and an oil and gas company joined forces to ask the Fourth Circuit to overturn a Nationwide unit's West Virginia federal court win, arguing the insurer should not be able to escape covering the companies' underlying $4 million land-use dispute.

  6. July 11, 2023

    4th Circ. Told Gas Lease Coverage Row Was State Business

    A green grower urged the Fourth Circuit to overturn a West Virginia federal court's decision allowing its insurer to avoid coverage of an oil and gas company's underlying $4 million case accusing the sustainable farm of blocking it from drilling new wells.

  7. July 07, 2023

    Oil And Gas Leases Can Be Tangible Property, 4th Circ. Told

    A West Virginia federal judge incorrectly found that a Nationwide unit does not have to defend or indemnify a green energy company in an underlying lawsuit from an oil and gas company, the oil and gas company told the Fourth Circuit on Friday.