Wilcon, Inc., Plaintiff-Counterdefendant-Appellee Cross-Appellant v. The Travelers Indemnity Company, Defendant-Counterclaimant-Appellant Cross

RANDALL, Circuit Judge:

This diversity case involves the construction of a sewage collection system for the City of Waveland, Mississippi. The litigants are Wilcon, Inc., a construction contractor that worked on the project, and The Travelers Indemnity Co., Inc. (Travelers), the surety that bonded the project. Wilcon brought this suit seeking damages from Travelers for “interference with business relations” and “abuse of process,” both of which torts allegedly occurred in connection with the Waveland construction project. Travelers then sought in a counterclaim to recover the cost of…