CITIGROUP, INC. v. FEDERAL INS. CO.

No. 10-20445.

649 F.3d 367 (2011)

CITIGROUP, INC., as successor in interest to Associates First Capital Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee, v. FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY; Twin City Fire Insurance Company; Chubb Atlantic Indemnity, Ltd.; Steadfast Insurance Company; SR International Business Insurance Company, Ltd., Defendants-Appellees, St. Paul Mercury Insurance Company, Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 5, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin B. Klubes , Victoria Holstein-Childress , Andrew L. Sandler (argued), BuckleySandler, L.L.P., Washington, DC, Charles W. Schwartz , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, L.L.P., Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee.

Julianna Ryan , Melinda B. Margolies (argued), Brian Sher, Kaufman, Borgeest & Ryan, L.L.P., Valhalla, NY, Gary Joseph Siller , Strasburger & Price, L.L.P., Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant.

David Michael Gische (argued), Marcus Bradley Holladay , Troutman Sanders, L.L.P., Washington, DC, Fred Lee Butler , Adams & Reese, L.L.P., Randall Carroll Owens , Wright, Brown & Close, L.L.P., Houston, TX, Louis C. LaCour, Jr. , Adams & Reese, L.L.P., New Orleans, LA, Darius Nariosang Kandawalla (argued), Sabrina Haurin, Bailey Cavalieri, L.L.C., Columbus, OH, for Defendants-Appellees.

Alexander David Hardiman , Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C., New York City, for Amicus Curiae.

Before SMITH and STEWART, Circuit Judges.


CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge:

Associates First Capital Corporation (Associates) purchased integrated risk policies from Certain Underwriters of Lloyd's of London (Lloyd's), the primary insurer, and nine excess insurers. Pursuant to the integrated risk policies, Citigroup, Inc. (Citigroup), as successor-in-interest to Associates, timely notified the insurers of two actions filed within the policy period and made claims for coverage. Initially, all of the insurers...

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