[ANSWERED] 1. One of the issues before the court in U.S. Fidelity and Guar. Co. v. Braspetro Oil Services Co.,.

1. One of the issues before the court in
U.S. Fidelity and Guar. Co. v. Braspetro Oil Services Co., 369 F.3d 34 (2d Cir.
2004) was whether the sureties were liable for $36,700,000 in attorneys’ fees
under the contract provision obligating the sureties to pay “legal costs.”
According to the court, did the contract term legal costs include attorneys’
fees? What was the court’s reasoning?