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Superior Well Services, Inc. v. American Home Assurance Company, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, No. 22-1498 · judgment July 25, 2023
Before the decision, about 1.7× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a Third Circuit decision below, a circuit split argued in the petition, and a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition), and down for a business respondent.
Questions presented
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Whether the Third Circuit’s decision below violated core principles of federalism by rewriting Pennsylvania state insurance law regarding application of the “faulty workmanship” doctrine in insurance coverage disputes.
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Whether unexpected damage to nondefective property caused by an insured’s poor workmanship constitutes an “occurrence” under an occurrencebased commercial general liability insurance policy.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Michael G Connelly
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP
For respondent
Robert Reeves Anderson
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
Proceedings
- Jan 22 2024Petition DENIED.
- Jan 03 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/19/2024.
- Dec 19 2023Waiver of right of respondent U.S. Energy Development Corporation to respond filed.
- Dec 07 2023Waiver of right of respondent American Home Assurance Company to respond filed.
- Nov 21 2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 27, 2023)
- Oct 18 2023Application (23A352) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until November 22, 2023.
- Oct 12 2023Application (23A352) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 23, 2023 to November 22, 2023, submitted to Justice Alito.