Rutland v. State Auto Ins. Co., No. 3:06-cv-00415-JCS (S.D. Miss. July 11, 2007). District court granted summary judgment for insurance company in declaratory-judgment action where homeowner association’s commercial general liability or “CGL” insurance policy excluded homeowner’s injuries during neighborhood cleanup because they arose out of use of automobile owned by insured.
Albert v. Scott’s Truck Plaza, Inc., 978 So. 2d 1264 (Miss. 2008) (en banc).
Lauderdale County Circuit Court correctly granted summary judgment for truck-stop and gas provider in wrongful-death lawsuit alleging premises liability where wife was struck and killed while crossing public roadway to gravel parking area, but husband failed to establish genuine issue of material fact on whether defendants had duty to provide adequate lighting or to warn of dangers associated with crossing road.
A&A Transport, et al v. Carpenter, et al, No. 2016-TS-00263 (Miss. May 20, 2016). Vehicle-delivery agency’s appeal dismissed as untimely after Hinds County Circuit Court granted summary judgment for security facility and its management on claims for malicious prosecution and abuse of process of process and also denied Plaintiffs’ motion for rehearing.
Cockrell v. Pewag Austria GmbH, et al, No. 3:06CV521DPJ-JCS (S.D. Miss. October 2, 2009). District court granted Judgment of Dismissal With Prejudice for Austrian hook and chain corporation’s Illinois distribution company, in a products liability/wrongful death action.
Fairmont Specialty Insurance v. Bryan Construction et al, No: 3:05-CV-395-WHB-AGN (S.D. Miss. United States District Court (November 7, 2006)
District court granted declaratory judgment secondary to original litigation before Tennessee federal court, where it was alleged that in constructing three different apartment complexes in Memphis, developers failed to meet the requirements of the Fair Housing Act and Americans with Disabilities Act. Insurer client defended that it was not obligated to either defend or indemnify the defendants in the FHA and ADA claims filed by the U.S. Government because the complaint by the U.S. Government made no allegations that would have invoked any coverage or duty to defend, and that the provisions of their policy specifically excluded coverage against any of the allegations mentioned in the complaint by the U.S. Government. The Court held that no insurance coverage applied to the claim submitted by the defendants to insurer client.
Marisol Tovar, as executor of the estate of Juan Antonio Mora, et. al. v. Weissenfels Tech-Chains SpA, et al, Cause No. 28.836-A (77th Texas Dist. Ct.- January 23, 2012). The 77th District Court of Texas granted client’s Special Appearance to Contest the Jurisdiction, a motion made in conjuction with Texas counsel, finding that Austrian hook and chain manufacturer was not amenable to process issued by courts of the state and dismissing the cause for want of jurisdiction as to the foreign defendant.

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