American Guarantee & Liability Insurance Co. v. United States Fire Insurance Co.

MEMORANDUM AND OPINION

Lee H. Rosenthal, Chief United States District Judge

Satterfield & Pontikes ’ Construction, Inc. (S&P) contracted to build a courthouse in Zapata County, Texas. Various problems came to light in the years following the building’s completion, culminating in a roughly $8 million arbitration award against S&P and in favor of Zapata County. The current lawsuit is about who will be left holding the bag as between S&P, two primary insurers — American Guarantee and Amerisure — and an excess insurer — US Fire. The parties filed cross-motions for summary judgment, responses, and…