OFFSHORE PROD. CONTRACTORS v. REPUBLIC UNDERWRITERS INS. CO.

No. 89-3557.

910 F.2d 224 (1990)

OFFSHORE PRODUCTION CONTRACTORS, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, Paul N. Dabaillon, Trustee in Bankruptcy of Norman Offshore Pipeline Contractors, Inc. (formerly Offshore Production Contractors, Inc.), Plaintiff-Appellee Cross-Appellant, v. REPUBLIC UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee Cross-Appellee, v. BAYLY, MARTIN & FAY OF TEXAS, INC., Defendant-Appellant Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 29, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles W. Nelson, Jr., New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellant cross-appellee.

Warren D. Rush, Gina Rush Calogero, Lafayette, La., for Offshore Production Contractors, Inc.

James Carroll, Peter B. Tompkins, Gelpi, Sullivan, Carroll & LaBorde, New Orleans, La., for Republic Underwriters Ins. Co.

Before POLITZ, JONES, and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.


EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:

Bayly, Martin & Fay, Inc. ("BMF") appeals from the district court judgment which concluded that BMF breached its duty to procure builder's risk stand-by insurance on behalf of Offshore Production Contractors Inc. ("OPC"). BMF contends both that Republic Underwriters Insurance Company ("Republic") wrongfully denied coverage for OPC's claim under the policy, and that BMF used its best efforts to obtain the broadest possible coverage...

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