G.T. v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company, et al
| G.T. |
| Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Susan McLaurie, By and through Defendant Ad Litem Blake I. Markus and James McLaurie |
| 25-2377 |
| July 14, 2025 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit |
| Insurance |
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 G.T. v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company
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| ARGUMENT RESPONSE/APPEARANCE FORM filed by Gabriel Etter Harris for James McLaurie for argument in January, at the U.S. Courthouse in St. Louis, Missouri. [5593376] [25-2377] (GEH) [Entered: 01/05/2026 11:41 AM] |
| ARGUMENT RESPONSE/APPEARANCE FORM filed by Taylor B. Markway for Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company for argument in January, at the U.S. Courthouse in St. Louis, Missouri. [5591473] [25-2377] (TBM) [Entered: 12/23/2025 04:56 PM] |
| ARGUMENT RESPONSE/APPEARANCE FORM filed by Jeffrey Michael Bauer for G.T. for argument in January, at the U.S. Courthouse in St. Louis, Missouri. [5591440] [25-2377] (JMB) [Entered: 12/23/2025 04:28 PM] |
| SET FOR ARGUMENT - CASE PLACED ON CALENDAR - for Argument in St. Louis on Tuesday, January 13, 2026. To be heard before Judges Bobby E. Shepherd, Jane Kelly and David R. Stras in Division III. The courtroom deputy will be Hillary. All attorneys presenting oral argument must complete a Response Form. # Click Here to Complete the Oral Argument Response Form . # Click Here for the Complete Calendar PLEASE REVIEW THE ENTIRE CALENDAR CAREFULLY, PARTICULARLY THE COUNSEL NOTICE PAGE. If you are appointed counsel under the Criminal Justice Act and require airline transportation to oral argument, the court will issue a travel authorization the next business day. [5587950] [25-2377] (MR) [Entered: 12/12/2025 03:38 PM] |
| CORRECTED/INITIAL certificate of service for Paper Brief , Doc No. [5577507-2], filed by Appellant Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company [5578469] [25-2377]--[Edited 11/18/2025 by CRJ. Entry edited to relate certificate to paper briefs.] (TBM) [Entered: 11/14/2025 11:43 AM] |
| Paper copies Reply brief, [ # 5575964-2 ] filed by Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company 10 paper copies received. [5577507] [25-2377] (AMT) [Entered: 11/12/2025 02:17 PM] |
| LETTER from Appellant Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company regarding availability for oral argument. w/service 11/10/2025 [5576881] [25-2377] (TBM) [Entered: 11/10/2025 12:23 PM] |
| CORRECTED/INITIAL certificate of service for Paper Reply Brief , Doc No. [5577507-2], filed by Appellant Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company [5576877] [25-2377]--[Edited to link certificate to paper copies 11/12/2025 by AMT] (TBM) [Entered: 11/10/2025 12:20 PM] |
| APPEARANCE filed by Jeff Bauer for Appellee G.T. w/service 11/07/2025 [5576565] [25-2377] (JMB) [Entered: 11/07/2025 03:26 PM] |
| Please note that this case has been screened for oral argument. The exact date of your oral argument has not been determined at this time. You will be receiving a calendar approximately 4 weeks before the scheduled argument date. Please review the current and future argument dates immediately to determine if you have a conflict on any day (or days) that are scheduled for argument sessions. # Click Here to View Published Argument Calendars and Future Court Session Dates and Locations If you have such a conflict, please inform the court by sending a letter identifying the day (or days) on which you have a conflict and the nature of the conflict. You can file your letter using the ECF docketing event 'Correspondence to Court', 'Letter filed' 'regarding availability for oral argument'. Your compliance with this policy will minimize the need for motions to continue or reschedule oral argument. The court also encourages you to notify the clerk if conflicts with these dates develop in the future. The clerk's office takes conflict dates into consideration in scheduling oral arguments but cannot guarantee that every request will be honored. [25-2377] (MR) [Entered: 11/06/2025 11:12 AM] |
| BRIEF FILED - APPELLANT REPLY BRIEF filed by Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company. w/service 11/06/2025 , Length: 6,483 words 10 COPIES OF PAPER BRIEFS (WITHOUT THE APPELLATE PDF FOOTER) FROM Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company due 11/12/2025 WITH certificate of service for paper briefs [5575964] [25-2377] (CRJ) [Entered: 11/06/2025 03:31 PM] |
| REPLY brief of Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company submitted for review. The time for filing the subsequent brief (if any) does not begin to run until the brief has been approved and filed. To open/view this brief, you must first login to CM/ECF and then open the document link in your Notice of Docket Activity. Only direct recipients on accounts can open this document. [5575897] [25-2377] (TBM) [Entered: 11/06/2025 02:22 PM] |
| CORRECTED/INITIAL certificate of service for Paper Brief , Doc No. [5569474-2], filed by Appellee James McLaurie [5569232] [25-2377]--[Edited 10/21/2025 by CRJ. Entry edited to relate certificate to paper briefs.] (BIM) [Entered: 10/20/2025 08:59 AM] |
| Paper copies Appellee/Respondent brief, [ # 5568566-2 ] filed by James McLaurie 10 paper copies received. [5569474] [25-2377] (AMT) [Entered: 10/20/2025 12:53 PM] |
| Paper copies Appellee/Respondent brief, [ # 5568564-2 ] filed by G.T. 10 paper copies received. w/Addendum attached [5569296] [25-2377] (AMT) [Entered: 10/20/2025 10:18 AM] |
| CORRECTED/INITIAL certificate of service for Paper Brief , Doc No. [5569296-2], filed by Appellee G.T. [5568875] [25-2377]--[Edited to relate certificate to paper briefs entry 10/20/2025 by AMT] (GCB) [Entered: 10/17/2025 10:43 AM] |
| BRIEF FILED - APPELLEE BRIEF filed by James McLaurie, w/service 10/16/2025 , Length: 21 pages 10 COPIES OF PAPER BRIEFS (WITHOUT THE APPELLATE PDF FOOTER) FROM James McLaurie due 10/21/2025 WITH certificate of service for paper briefs. Reply brief of Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company due on 11/06/2025. [5568566] [25-2377] (CRJ) [Entered: 10/16/2025 02:14 PM] |
| ADDENDUM of APPELLEE FILED by Appellee G.T. , w/service 10/16/2025 [5568565] [25-2377] (CRJ) [Entered: 10/16/2025 02:11 PM] |
| BRIEF FILED - APPELLEE BRIEF filed by G.T., w/service 10/16/2025 , Length: 12,649 words 10 COPIES OF PAPER BRIEFS (WITHOUT THE APPELLATE PDF FOOTER) FROM G.T. due 10/21/2025 WITH certificate of service for paper briefs [5568564] [25-2377] (CRJ) [Entered: 10/16/2025 02:10 PM] |
| CLERK ORDER:Granting [ # 5567720-2 ] motion file brief out of time filed by Gabriel Etter Harris. [5568561] [25-2377] (CRJ) [Entered: 10/16/2025 02:07 PM] |
| APPELLEE brief of James McLaurie submitted for review. The time for filing the subsequent brief (if any) does not begin to run until the brief has been approved and filed. To open/view this brief, you must first login to CM/ECF and then open the document link in your Notice of Docket Activity. Only direct recipients on accounts can open this document. [5567722] [25-2377] (GEH) [Entered: 10/15/2025 09:29 AM] |
| MOTION to file brief out of time, filed by Attorney Gabriel Etter Harris for Appellee James McLaurie w/service 10/15/2025. [5567720] [25-2377] (GEH) [Entered: 10/15/2025 09:27 AM] |
| APPELLEE brief of G.T. submitted for review. The time for filing the subsequent brief (if any) does not begin to run until the brief has been approved and filed. To open/view this brief, you must first login to CM/ECF and then open the document link in your Notice of Docket Activity. Only direct recipients on accounts can open this document. [5567574] [25-2377] (TLS) [Entered: 10/14/2025 03:26 PM] |
| Addendum of APPELLEE submitted for review by G.T.. To open/view this addendum, you must first login to CM/ECF and then open the document link in your Notice of Docket Activity. [5567518] [25-2377]--[Edited 10/16/2025 by CRJ. Entry edited to correct addendum submission.] (TLS) [Entered: 10/14/2025 02:27 PM] |
| ***DOCUMENT LOCKED***APPELLEE brief of G.T. submitted for review. The time for filing the subsequent brief (if any) does not begin to run until the brief has been approved and filed. To open/view this brief, you must first login to CM/ECF and then open the document link in your Notice of Docket Activity. Only direct recipients on accounts can open this document. [5567516] [25-2377]--[Edited 10/16/2025 by CRJ. Counsel has timely resubmitted the brief. See history #5567574] (TLS) [Entered: 10/14/2025 02:26 PM] |
| Paper copies Appellant/Petitioner Brief, [ # 5557519-2 ] filed by Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company 10 paper copies received. w/Addendum attached [5558562] [25-2377] (CRJ) [Entered: 09/16/2025 05:02 PM] |
| CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE filed by Attorney Taylor B. Markway for Appellant Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company correcting [5558562-2] Paper Brief. [5558154] [25-2377]--[Edited 09/16/2025 by CRJ. Entry edited to correct the type of certificate filed and to relate the certificate to the paper briefs.] (TBM) [Entered: 09/15/2025 04:17 PM] |
| CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE filed by Attorney Taylor B. Markway for Appellant Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company correcting [ # 5557878-2 ] Court Record. [5558131] [25-2377]--[Edited 09/15/2025 by CRJ. Entry edited to correct the type of certificate filed and to relate the certificate to the appendix.] (TBM) [Entered: 09/15/2025 03:54 PM] |
| ADDENDUM of APPELLANT FILED by Appellant Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company , w/service 09/12/2025 [5557520] [25-2377] (CRJ) [Entered: 09/12/2025 03:18 PM] |
| BRIEF FILED - APPELLANT BRIEF filed by Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company. w/service 09/12/2025 , Length: 26 pages 10 COPIES OF PAPER BRIEFS (WITHOUT THE APPELLATE PDF FOOTER) FROM Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company due 09/17/2025 WITH certificate of service for paper briefs. Brief of G.T. and James McLaurie due on 10/14/2025 [5557519] [25-2377] (CRJ) [Entered: 09/12/2025 03:17 PM] |
| RECORD FILED - APLNT/PET APPENDIX, 3 volumes, 1 box, Comments: 3 Sets Record Deficiency due on 09/22/2025. SEE ATTACHED NOTICE. [5557878] [25-2377] (CRJ) [Entered: 09/15/2025 11:32 AM] |
| Addendum of APPELLANT submitted for review by Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company. To open/view this addendum, you must first login to CM/ECF and then open the document link in your Notice of Docket Activity. [5556982] [25-2377] (TBM) [Entered: 09/11/2025 02:59 PM] |
| APPELLANT brief of Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company submitted for review. The time for filing the subsequent brief (if any) does not begin to run until the brief has been approved and filed. To open/view this brief, you must first login to CM/ECF and then open the document link in your Notice of Docket Activity. Only direct recipients on accounts can open this document. [5556980] [25-2377] (TBM) [Entered: 09/11/2025 02:57 PM] |
| DESIGNATION of record filed by Appellee G.T.. w/service 08/18/2025 [5548879] [25-2377] (GCB) [Entered: 08/18/2025 01:38 PM] |
| CLERK ORDER:The motion for an extension of time to file the Designation of Record and Statement of Issues is granted. [ # 5547632-3 ] [5547852] [25-2377] (CRJ) [Entered: 08/14/2025 12:54 PM] |
| CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE filed by Attorney Taylor B. Markway for Appellant Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company correcting [ # 5547632-2 ] motion For leave to file Designation of Record and Statement of Issues, or, in the Alternative, for Order Setting New Deadline for Filing of Designation of Record and Statement of Issues. [5547825] [25-2377]--[Edited 08/14/2025 by CRJ. Entry edited to correct docket text.] (TBM) [Entered: 08/14/2025 11:55 AM] |
| DESIGNATION of record filed by Appellant Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company. w/service 08/14/2025 [5547823] [25-2377] (TBM) [Entered: 08/14/2025 11:53 AM] |
| STATEMENT of issues filed by Appellant Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company - w/service 08/14/2025. [5547818] [25-2377] (TBM) [Entered: 08/14/2025 11:51 AM] |
| On December 1, 2016, the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure were amended to require a certificate of compliance for motions filed under [Rule 27], certifying that the document complies with the type-volume limitations and stating the number of words in the document. Your recently filed motion did not contain this certificate of compliance. No action will be taken on your motion For leave to file Designation of Record and Statement of Issues, or, in the Alternative, for Order Setting New Deadline for Filing of Designation of Record and Statement of Issues,, [ # 5547632-2 ], submitted by Taylor B. Markway in 25-2377 , pending the filing of a certificate of compliance using the 'Certificate of Compliance' event. Please do not refile your motion [25-2377] (CRJ) [Entered: 08/14/2025 10:33 AM] |
| MOTION For leave to file Designation of Record and Statement of Issues, or, in the Alternative, for Order Setting New Deadline for Filing of Designation of Record and Statement of Issues, filed by Attorney Taylor B. Markway for Appellant Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company w/service 08/13/2025. [5547632] [25-2377]--[Edited 08/14/2025 by CRJ. Entry edited to add the correct relief.] (TBM) [Entered: 08/13/2025 05:10 PM] |
| CLERK ORDER:Appellee has submitted an overlength reply to Appellant's response in opposition to the motion to dismiss case. Under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 27(d)(2)(C) the reply is limited to 2,600 type-written words. The submitted reply is therefore stricken. [5546007-2] [5547055] [25-2377] (CRJ) [Entered: 08/12/2025 02:41 PM] |
| JUDGE ORDER:Appellees Motion To Dismiss Appeal for Lack of Jurisdiction, filed by Thomas Lee Stewart in 25-2377 , [ # 5539859-2 ] is hereby ordered taken with the case for consideration by the panel to which this case is submitted for disposition on the merits. Appellant's opening brief and appendix are due on September 11, 2025. - FOR CAL Adp Aug 2025 [5547071] [25-2377] (CRJ) [Entered: 08/12/2025 02:51 PM] |
| CLERK LETTER sent regarding new caption in case. [5545662] [25-2377] (CMH) [Entered: 08/07/2025 09:53 AM] |
| ***DOCUMENT LOCKED***REPLY to response [ # 5544016-2 ] filed by Appellee G.T. w/service 08/07/2025. [5546007] [25-2377]--[Edited 08/12/2025 by CRJ. This reply has been stricken pursuant to the clerk's order dated 8/12/2025. See history #5547055.] (TLS) [Entered: 08/07/2025 07:15 PM] |
| RESPONSE in opposition to motion to dismiss case [ # 5539859-2 ] filed by Attorney Taylor B. Markway for Appellant Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company , w/service 08/01/2025. - FOR CAL [5544016] [25-2377]--[Edited 08/04/2025 by CRJ. Entry edited to correct docket text.]--[Edited 08/21/2025 by CRJ] (TBM) [Entered: 08/01/2025 03:24 PM] |
| APPEARANCE filed by Taylor Markway for Appellant Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company w/service 07/23/2025 [5540559] [25-2377] (TBM) [Entered: 07/23/2025 04:19 PM] |
| APPEARANCE filed by Sarah Lynn Baltzell for Appellant Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company w/service 07/23/2025 [5540557] [25-2377] (SLB) [Entered: 07/23/2025 04:17 PM] |
| CLERK LETTER sent to hold briefing schedule in abeyance pending a ruling on the motion to dismiss the appeal. [5540456] [25-2377] (CRJ) [Entered: 07/23/2025 02:51 PM] |
| MOTION to dismiss case, filed by Attorney Thomas Lee Stewart for Appellee G.T. w/service 07/22/2025. - FOR CAL, [5539859] [25-2377]--[Edited 08/12/2025 by CRJ] (TLS) [Entered: 07/22/2025 01:21 PM] |
| APPEARANCE filed by Thomas L. Stewart for Appellee G.T. w/service 07/22/2025 [5539671] [25-2377] (TLS) [Entered: 07/22/2025 09:59 AM] |
| APPEARANCE filed by Adam J. Reynolds for Appellee G.T. w/service 07/15/2025 [5537427] [25-2377] (AJR) [Entered: 07/15/2025 03:56 PM] |
| CORPORATE disclosure statement filed by Appellant Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company. - FOR CAL [5537403] [25-2377] (AMC) [Entered: 07/15/2025 03:31 PM] |
| APPEARANCE filed by Angela M. Clark for Appellant Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company w/service 07/14/2025 [5536741] [25-2377] (AMC) [Entered: 07/14/2025 01:41 PM] |
| BRIEFING SCHEDULE SET AS FOLLOWS: Appendix due on 08/25/2025. BRIEF OF APPELLANT Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company due 08/25/2025. Appellee brief is due 30 days from the date the court issues the Notice of Docket Activity filing the brief of appellant. [5536680] [25-2377] (CMH) [Entered: 07/14/2025 12:25 PM] |
| Originating court document filed consisting of notice of appeal, docket entries, Opinion, Memorandum & Order 06/26/2025, Order 06/26/2025, and Order 07/01/2025. [5536679] [25-2377] (CMH) [Entered: 07/14/2025 12:24 PM] |
| APPEARANCE filed by Gabriel E. Harris for Not Party James McLaurie w/service 07/14/2025 [5536875] [25-2377] (GEH) [Entered: 07/14/2025 03:43 PM] |
| APPEARANCE filed by Blake I. Markus for Not Party James McLaurie w/service 07/14/2025 [5536903] [25-2377] (BIM) [Entered: 07/14/2025 04:14 PM] |
| APPEARANCE filed by Grant C. Boyd for Appellee G.T. w/service 07/14/2025 [5536906] [25-2377] (GCB) [Entered: 07/14/2025 04:17 PM] |
| Civil case docketed. [5536677] [25-2377] (CMH) [Entered: 07/14/2025 12:21 PM] |
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