MURPHY OIL CORP. v. LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INS. CO.

No. 19-1140.

955 F.3d 1110 (2020)

MURPHY OIL CORPORATION Plaintiff Appellant v. LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Defendant Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: April 21, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant and appeared on the brief was Robert H. Shulman , of Bethesda, MD. The following attorney(s) also appeared on the appellant brief; Julie DeWoody Greathouse , of Little Rock, AR, Kimberly D. Logue , of Little Rock, AR, Molly Magee Shepherd , of El Dorado, AR, Jessica B. Summers , of Bethesda, MD, Patricia M. Weaver , of Bethesda, MD.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee and appeared on the brief was Charles Mitchell Brown , of Columbia, SC. The following attorney(s) also appeared on the appellee brief; Lyn Peoples Pruitt , of Little Rock, AR, David Koehler , of Little Rock, AR, Brian P. Crotty , of Columbia, SC, Timothy Joseph Fitzgibbon , of Washington, DC.

Before BENTON, GRASZ, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.


Murphy Oil Corporation sold an oil refinery to Valero Refining-Meraux, LLC in 2011. Months later, a fire occurred on the property. Valero demanded indemnification from Murphy. Murphy asked Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company, its general commercial liability insurer, to provide a defense. Liberty Mutual refused. Murphy Oil...

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