5th Circuit Panel Vacates, Remands Ruling In Silica Coverage Suit

Mealey's (February 28, 2019, 1:24 PM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — After determining that questions of fact exist regarding the coverage afforded under a policy issued to a now-bankrupt insured silica company, the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Feb. 27 vacated and remanded a district court’s finding that no coverage is afforded for a judgment entered against the silica company in a wrongful death suit (OneBeacon America Insurance Co. v. Dorothy L. Barnett, et al., No. 18- 60224, 5th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 5904)....