Gab Business Services, Inc., Cross v. Syndicate 627, James Neil, Eric Butcher, Cross

VANCE, Circuit Judge:

This case involves a dispute between an insurer, Syndicate 627, 1 and its claims adjuster, GAB Business Services, over liability following the death under suspicious circumstances of an insured racehorse. A district court jury held for 627, both rejecting GAB’s claim against 627 and finding for 627 on its counterclaim. We affirm the judgment against GAB’s claim, reverse the judgment in favor of 627’s counterclaim and remand for a new trial on the counterclaim.

I. Facts and Procedural History

The star of this litigation is a racehorse, now deceased, by the name of Paul F.…