United Coastals Insurance v. Bechtel Hanford, Inc.

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

CONTRACTORS EQUIPMENT 

MAINTENANCE CO., INC., a Washington corporation, for the use and benefit of the United States of America, Plaintiff, No. 06-35310 and UNITED COASTAL INSURANCE  D.C. No.

CV-02-05006-RHW

COMPANY, OPINION

Appellant, v. BECHTEL HANFORD, INC., a corporation, Defendant-Appellee.  Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington Robert H. Whaley, Chief District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted October 16, 2007—Seattle, Washington

Filed January 24, 2008

Before: Richard D. Cudahy,* Stephen Reinhardt, and Richard A. Paez, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Cudahy

*The Honorable Richard D. Cudahy, Senior United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit, sitting by designation. COUNSEL

Marilyn S. Klinger (argued) and Hall R. Marston, Gerald D. Kim, Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold LLP, Los Angeles, California, for the appellant.

Michael P. Grace (argued) and David C. Groff, Marisa M. Bavand, Linda Y. Chu, Groff Murphy…