Atlantic Marine Florida, LLC v. Evanston Insurance Company

TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:

In this case, a marine engineering firm purchased an architect’s and engineer’s professional liability insurance policy, which insured the firm against any liability it might incur in a tort action for the negligent preparation of working drawings used to build an oceangoing passenger vessel. After the vessel was launched and in operation, a tragic accident occurred when the bulkhead door in the vessel’s forward engine room malfunctioned, causing the death .of the ship’s captain. The captain’s personal representative, claiming that the engineering firm and the…