LM Insurance Corp. v. Dubuque Barge and Fleeting Service Co., No. 19-1647 (8th Cir. 2020)
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LM filed suit against Newt Marine for breach of contract, alleging that Newt Marine wrongfully refused to pay premiums owed under three separate workers' compensation insurance policies.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of Newt Marine's motion for summary judgment, because the premiums LM sought from Newt Marine were not merited by the terms of the policies. Therefore, the court held that Newt Marine did not breach its obligations under the workers' compensation insurance policies by refusing to pay.
Court Description: [Grasz, Author, with Loken, Circuit Judge, and Clark, District Judge] Civil case - Contracts. The premiums LM sought for defendant's seamen employees were not merited by the language of the policies, and defendant did not breach its obligations under the workers' compensation insurance policies by refusing to pay the premiums.
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