Interstate Bakeries Corp. v. OneBeacon Insurance Company

GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.

Interstate Bakeries Corporation (“IBC”)1 appeals the district court’s2 order holding that OneBeacon Insurance Company (“OneBeacon”), IBC’s insurer, does not have a duty to defend IBC in a suit brought by Flowers Bakeries Brands, Inc. (“Flowers”). For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

The central question in this case is whether OneBeacon has a duty to defend IBC in an action (“underlying litigation”) that Flowers brought against IBC. According to the complaint in the underlying litigation (“Flowers Complaint”), Flowers produces and markets “fresh breads…