Legal Opinion
The Home Indemnity Company, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Lane Powell Moss and Miller, Defendants-Appellants-Cross-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 5, 1995No. 93-35847, 93-35874PublishedCited by 112 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judge:
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
In 1981, the fishing vessel, F/V St. Patrick, foundered near Kodiak Island. The two survivors and the estates of the ten deceased crewmembers (“plaintiffs”) sued the owners of the vessel (“defendants”). The defendants were insured by a $500,000 protection and indemnity policy issued by the Home Indemnity Company (“Home”). Home hired Lane Powell Moss and Miller (“Lane Powell”) to defend its insureds against the plaintiffs’ injury and death claims. Recognizing that the insureds’ liability exceeded the $500,000 policy limits, Home gave Lane Powell…
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