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STEAMSHIP v. SUN LIFE ASSUR. CO. OF CANADA

No. 2006 CA 1082.

965 So.2d 883 (2007)

STEAMSHIP MUTUAL UNDERWRITING ASSOCIATION (BERMUDA), LTD. v. SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, OF CANADA.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Writ Denied October 12, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Wade Shows, Baton Rouge, Jeremy J.O. Harwood, New York, NY, Joseph E. Bearden, III, Andrew Struben deKlerk, New Orleans, Edward J. Gonzales, III, Baton Rouge, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellant Steamship Mutual Underwriting Assoc.

Richard D. Bertram, New Orleans, Eugene R. Groves, Frederick R. Tulley, Baton Rouge, Glenn G. Goodier, New Orleans, Steven C. Schwartz, New York, NY, Counsel for Defendant/Appellee Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada.

Before: PETTIGREW, DOWNING and HUGHES, JJ.

DOWNING, J.

The Steamship Mutual Underwriting Association (Bermuda), Ltd. ("Steamship") appeals a judgment against it that grants an exception of lack of subject matter jurisdiction and dismisses its lawsuit. For the following reasons we affirm.

At issue in this appeal is Steamship's right to maintain a direct action against Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada ("Sun") pursuant to La. R.S. 22:9431 in light of an order issued by...

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