SEACOR HOLDINGS, INC. v. COMMONWEALTH INS. CO.

No. 10-30020.

635 F.3d 675 (2011)

SEACOR HOLDINGS, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 10, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Allen Vickers (argued), Scott A. Ruksakiati , Vanek, Vickers, & Masini, P.C., Chicago, IL, Rufus Carrollton Harris, III , Harris & Rufty, L.L.C., New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

Benjamin Alan Fleischner , Jared T. Greisman , White, Fleischner & Fino, L.L.P., New York City, Paul Darren Palermo (argued), John Michael Herke , Spyridon, Palermo & Dornan, L.L.C., Metairie, LA, for Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee.

Before JOLLY, HIGGINBOTHAM and SMITH, Circuit Judges.


PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

In this diversity case, Commonwealth Insurance Company appeals a grant of partial summary judgment in favor of SEACOR Holdings Inc. on an insurance contract interpretation question. The district court also granted summary judgment in favor of Commonwealth with regard to SEACOR's bad faith claims, which SEACOR now cross-appeals. We AFFIRM both judgments.

I.

SEACOR is a publicly traded Delaware corporation that...

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