American Alternative Insurance v. Connor Logan, et al

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Opinion issued by court as to Appellants Luke Genoyer, Thierry Genoyer and Connor Logan. Decision: Affirmed. Opinion type: Non-Published. Opinion method: Per Curiam. The opinion is also available through the Court's Opinions page at this link http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions.

Case: 15-14192

Date Filed: 05/04/2016

Page: 1 of 2

[DO NOT PUBLISH]

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
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No. 15-14192
Non-Argument Calendar
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D.C. Docket No. 9:15-cv-80017-DMM

AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION,
a Delaware corporation,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
CONNOR LOGAN, individually,
THIERRY GENOYER, individually,
LUKE GENOYER, individually,
Defendants-Appellants.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Florida
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(May 4, 2016)
Before TJOFLAT, JORDAN, and JULIE CARNES, Circuit Judges.

Case: 15-14192

Date Filed: 05/04/2016

Page: 2 of 2

PER CURIAM:
This is a declaratory judgment action brought by American Alternative
Insurance Company (“AAIC”). AAIC issued an umbrella policy of insurance to
Thierry Genoyer as the named insured and seeks a declaration that it has no duty to
defend or indemnify Connor Logan, Thierry Genoyer and Luke Genoyer
(“Defendants”) in connection with a personal injury action Logan brought against
the Genoyers in a Florida state court. 1 The Defendants concede that the “crossliability exclusion” of the AAIC bars coverage for Logan’s claims against the
Genoyers, but argue that they are entitled to coverage under the policy based on
promissory estoppel. The District Court rejected Defendants’ promissory estoppel
argument and granted AAIC summary judgment in an order entered on August 20,
2015. Defendants appeal the judgment. We affirm, concluding for the reasons
stated in the District Court’s order that Defendants failed to establish a case of
promissory estoppel as a matter of law.
AFFIRMED.

1

Logan seeks damages for the injuries he sustained when he lost control of a vehicle
entrusted to him by Luke Genoyer, with the permission of his father, Thierry Genoyer, and
struck a tree.
2