Cunard Line Ltd. v. Datrex, Inc.

PAINTER, Judge.

| [Third-Party Defendants, Twin City Fire Insurance Company and The Hartford (the insurers), appeal the judgment of the trial court which found that they had a duty to defend their insured, Datrex, Inc. (Datrex), against a claim by Cunard Line Limited Co. (Cunard) and assessing defense costs, attorney’s fees and penalties.

FACTS

The underlying facts of the case are not in dispute.

Cunard bought a Low Level Lighting System from Datrex which was received and installed in 1997. In March 2002, Cunard sued Datrex alleging that the system did not perform up to Coast Guard standards.…