Countrywide Services Corporation,plaintiff v. Sia Insurance Company, (A Risk Retention Group), Ltd.

BYE, Circuit Judge.

This is a contractual dispute between SIA Insurance Company (SIAI), and its former claims handling contractor, Countrywide Services Corporation (Countrywide). After SIAI terminated their contract, Countrywide billed SIAI for over $165,000.00 in allegedly unpaid invoices. When SIAI did not pay, Countrywide filed suit. The district court 1 dismissed SIAI’s counterclaim and, on Countrywide’s motion in limine, excluded evidence supporting SIAI’s affirmative defenses. The jury awarded Countrywide $165,945.26, an amount equal to the unpaid invoices plus interest. SIAI appeals,…