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Jonathan Barnes is an associate in Bradley’s Litigation Practice Group. He received his J.D. from the University of Mississippi School of Law and his B.A. in History from Belhaven University. Prior to joining the firm, Jonathan clerked for the Hon. Leslie H. Southwick on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and for the Hon. Daniel P. Jordan III on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.

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As the Fifth Circuit reminded us in a December 21 deUnder Pressure: Primary Insurer Must Reimburse Excess Insurer after Failing to Settle Case in Texascision, primary insurers can find themselves in excess insurers’ shoes if they reject settlement demands within their policy limits. In American Guaranty & Liability Insurance Co. v. ACE American Insurance Co., the Fifth Circuit upheld a lower court ruling requiring a primary insurer…