XL Specialty Insurance v. Bollinger Shipyards, Inc.

EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:

Bollinger Shipyards won a multimillion dollar contract to upgrade eight United States Coast Guard 110-foot cutters to 123-foot craft. The vessels failed and the United States sued Bollinger. The defendant insurers refused to undertake Bollinger’s defense. In Bollinger’s suit to enforce the insurance contract, the district court in a comprehensive opinion, granted summary judgment for the insurers. We need not reach numerous issues raised concerning the insurance contracts’ interpretation because we may affirm on a narrow basis.

BACKGROUND 1

As part of the Coast…