LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INS. v. FOWLKES PLUMBING

No. 18-60608.

934 F.3d 424 (2019)

LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, as subrogee of Chickasaw County School District, Plaintiff-Appellee v. FOWLKES PLUMBING, L.L.C.; Sullivan Enterprises, Incorporated; Quality Heat; Air, Incorporated, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED August 12, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert Sanford Nalibotsky, Esq. , Jay Mark Goldstein , Saltz Matkov, P.C., Charlotte, NC, Lana E. Gillon , Wells, Marble & Hurst, P.L.L.C., Jackson, MS, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Richard Thurman Lawrence, Esq. , Watkins & Eager, P.L.L.C., Jackson, MS, for Defendant-Appellant FOWLKES PLUMBING, L.L.C.

Brian A. Hinton , Attorney, Thomas McIlwain Wright, Jr., Esq. , Anderson, Crawley & Burke, P.L.L.C., Ridgeland, MS, Samuel Clayton Kelly, Sr., Esq. , Attorney, Brunini, Grantham, Grower & Hewes, P.L.L.C., Jackson, MS, for Defendant-Appellant SULLIVAN ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED.

Steven Cavitt Cookston, Esq. , Marc A. Biggers, Esq. , Upshaw Williams Biggers & Beckham, L.L.P., Greenwood, MS, for Defendant-Appellant QUALITY HEAT & AIR, INCORPORATED.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, JONES, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.


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