Maine Drilling & Blasting, Inc. v. Insurance Co. of North America

TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant Maine Drilling & Blasting, Ine., (“MD & B”), subcontracted with an excavation contractor to perform some blasting work on a building construction site. By-mistake, MD & B blasted too far into the ground, leaving an unstable building foundation which the excavation contractor had to fix at considerable cost. Following litigation and arbitration, MD & B accepted an arbitration settlement calling for MD & B to reimburse the excavation contractor for repairs to the damaged foundation. MD & B now seeks to recover its defense and judgment costs from its…