At page 763 Considering intermediate court rulings on direct action statute6 citing cases1394 (West 1978 & Supp.1992). Backhus, 549 So.2d at 289. Since we issued our opinion, two intermediate Louisiana appellate courts have held that an injured…
- Kling v. Hebert, 60 F.4th 281 (5th Cir. 2023).publishedGrubbs v. Gulf Int’l Marine, Inc., 985 F.2d 762, 763 (5th Cir. 1993).
- Jesco Const Corp v. NationsBank Corp, 321 F.3d 501 (5th Cir. 2002).publishedGrubbs v. Gulf Int’l Marine, Inc., 985 F.2d 762, 763 (5th Cir. 1993).
- Jesco Constr. Corp. v. Nationsbank Corp., Am. Int'l Specialty Lines Ins. Co. Cont'l Cas. Co. Underwriters at Lloyds of London v. Bank of Am. Com. Fin. Corp., Formerly Known as Nationscredit Com. Corp., Cross Claimant-Appellant, 278 F.3d 444 (5th Cir. 2001).publishedGrubbs v. Gulf Int'l Marine, Inc., 985 F.2d 762, 763 (5th Cir. 1993). 14 Here, the parties urge that this case presents a important question of state law, and the Louisiana Bankers Association's amicus curiae brief indicates that our resol…
- Blair v. Sealift, Inc., 848 F. Supp. 670 (E.D. La. 1994).publishedThe Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals later withdrew its original opinion in Grubbs and certified the following question to the Louisiana Supreme Court: “Whether the Louisiana Direct Action Statute, LSA-R.S. 22:655 (West Supp.1992) permits an…
- Hargiss v. Princeton Excess, No. 24-30810 (5th Cir. Apr. 15, 2026).unpublishedSee, e.g., Grubbs v. Gulf Int’l Marine, Inc., 985 F.2d 762, 763 (5th Cir.), certified question accepted, 616 So.2d 691 (La. 1993), and certified question answered, 625 So.2d 495 (La. 1993).
At page 762 ON PETITION FOR REHEARING Before KING, JOHNSON, and DAVIS, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: We decided in this ease that marine protection and indemnity insurance…2 citing cases
- Boyd Rosene & Assocs., Inc. v. Kansas Mun. Gas Agency, 178 F.3d 1363 (10th Cir. 1999).publishedSee, e.g., Grubbs v. Gulflnt’l Marine, Inc., 985 F.2d 762, 762 (5th Cir.1993); Frey v. Amoco Prod.
- Boyd Rosene & Assocs., Inc. v. Kansas Mun. Gas Agency, 174 F.3d 1115 (10th Cir. 1999).publishedSee, e.g., Grubbs v. Gulf Int’l Marine, Inc., 985 F.2d 762, 762 (5th Cir. 1993); Frey v. Amoco Prod.
v.
GULF INTERNATIONAL MARINE, INC., Et Al., Defendants-Appellees
ON PETITION FOR REHEARING
Before KING, JOHNSON, and DAVIS, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:We decided in this ease that marine protection and indemnity insurance falls within the ocean marine insurance exclusion of the Louisiana Direct Action Statute, LSA-R.S. § 22:655 (West Supp.1992). In reaching this conclusion, we relied primarily on the Louisiana Supreme Court’s reasoning in an analogous case, Backhus v. Transit Cas. Co., 549 So.2d 283 (La.1989). The Louisiana high court held that marine protection and indemnity insurance falls within the ocean marine insurance exclusion of the Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association Fund (LIGA), LSA-R.S. § 22:1375-[*763] 1394 (West 1978 & Supp.1992). Backhus, 549 So.2d at 289.
Since we issued our opinion, two intermediate Louisiana appellate courts have held that an injured party may bring a direct action under the Louisiana Direct Action Statute on a marine protection and indemnity policy. [1] When a state’s highest court has not decided a state law question, we must give due consideration to the opinions of intermediate state appellate courts on that question. See Lavespere v. Niagara Mach. & Tool Works, Inc., 920 F.2d 259, 260 (5th Cir.1990). The above intermediate Louisiana appellate court decisions cast some doubt on how the Louisiana Supreme Court would resolve this issue. Thus, we believe it appropriate to exercise the certification privilege granted by Rule XII of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Louisiana.
CERTIFICATE FROM THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT TO THE SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA:
TO THE HONORABLE CHIEF JUSTICE AND ASSOCIATE JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA:
I.Style of the Case
The style of the case that we certify is Jonathan P. Grubbs, Plaintiff-Appellant, versus Gulf International Marine, Inc. et al., Defendants-Appellees, No. 91-3220, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, on appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
II. Statement of Facts
Our opinion No. 91-3220 (5th Cir. October 19, 1992) recites this case’s facts.
III. Question Certified
Whether the Louisiana Direct Action Statute, LSA-R.S. 22:655 (West Supp.1992) permits an injured party to maintain a direct action against a marine protection and indemnity insurer.
IY. Conclusion
We disclaim any intent that the Louisiana Supreme Court confine its reply to the precise form or scope of the legal question that we certify. The answer provided by the Louisiana Supreme Court will determine the issue on appeal in this case. We transfer to the Louisiana Supreme Court this case’s record and the appellate briefs in this case with our certification.
We GRANT Grubbs’s petition for rehearing, WITHDRAW our previous opinion No. 91-3220, and CERTIFY the question stated above to the Louisiana Supreme Court.
. See Hae Woo Youn v. Maritime Overseas Corp., 605 So.2d 187 (La.Ct.App. 5th Cir.1992); Treadway v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyds, No. 92-C-1500 (La.Ct.App. 4th Cir. Sept. 15, 1992).