QUORUM HEALTH RESOURCES v. MAVERICK COUNTY HOSP.

No. 00-50699.

308 F.3d 451 (2002)

QUORUM HEALTH RESOURCES, L.L.C., Plaintiff-Appellee- Cross-Appellant, v. MAVERICK COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT d/b/a Fort Duncan Medical Center, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee, and Texas Hospital Insurance Network, Inc., Texas Hospital Insurance Exchange, Defendants-Cross-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied October 29, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Brent Cooper (argued), Michelle Elaine Robberson, Diana L. Faust, Cooper & Scully, Dallas, TX, for Quorum Health Resources LLC.

Creswell Dean Davis (argued), Mark Alan Keene (argued), Davis & Davis, Austin, TX, for Maverick County Hospital Dist.

Before BARKSDALE and STEWART, Circuit Judges, and ROSENTHAL, District Judge.


ROSENTHAL. District Judge:

The primary issue in this appeal is whether a contractual indemnity provision meets the requirements of the Texas express negligence rule, entitling the indemnitee to relief from a judgment based on its own negligence. By cross-appeal, the indemnitee challenges its insurer's compliance with the duty to defend. The insurer, in turn, challenges the insured's compliance with the cooperation clause...

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