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Case 3:03-cv-01013-SRU

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT ___________________________________ MARSHALL AVIATION, LLC : : v. : : AIG AVIATION, INC., THE INSURANCE : COMPANY OF THE STATE OF : PENNSYLVANIA, MJ AVIATION, LLC, : LJ AVIATION, LLC and : LOUIS PUGLIESE, JR. : : v. : : MJ AVIATION, LLC; LJ AVIATION, LLC;: LOUIS PUGLIESE, JR. and : CESAR R. DASILVA : -----------------------------------:

CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:03-cv-1013 (SRU)

NOVEMBER 24, 2004

COUNTERCLAIM BY DEFENDANTS MJ AVIATION, LLC AND LOUIS PUGLIESE, JR. AGAINST PLAINTIFF 1. On or about November 14, 2002, Cesar R. Dasilva

improperly installed or connected the battery of the plaintiff s 1974 Beech Baron 58 Aircraft ( the aircraft ), causing a reverse polarity condition. 2. The plaintiff alleges that this reverse polarity

condition damaged the aircraft s electronics and avionics.

LYNCH, TRAUB, KEEFE AND ERRANTE, P. C. ATTORNEYS AT LAW 52 TRUMBULL STREET P.O. BOX 1612 NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT 06506-1612 TELEPHONE (203) 787-0275 FACSIMILE (203) 782-0278
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3.

On or about November 14, 2002, while Cesar R. Dasilva

was installing or connecting the battery of the plaintiff s 1974 Beech Baron 58 Aircraft ( the aircraft ), he was an agent or employee of the plaintiff acting within the scope of that agency or employment relationship. 4. On or around November 10, 2004, the plaintiff amended

its complaint to include claims sounding in negligence against MJ Aviation and Pugliese. 5. If the plaintiff sustained damage or loss as a result

of the aforementioned reverse polarity condition on November 14, 2002, said damages and losses were caused by the negligence of Cesar R. Dasilva, who negligently installed and/or connected said aircraft battery. 6. Even if MJ Aviation or Pugliese was negligent as

alleged by the plaintiff (which is expressly denied), it was the active negligence of Cesar R. Dasilva that caused the reverse polarity condition rather than any negligence on the part of MJ Aviation and Pugliese, which would have been passive.

LYNCH, TRAUB, KEEFE AND ERRANTE, P. C. ATTORNEYS AT LAW 52 TRUMBULL STREET P.O. BOX 1612 NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT 06506-1612 TELEPHONE (203) 787-0275 FACSIMILE (203) 782-0278
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7.

If MJ Aviation and/or Pugliese are found to be liable

to the plaintiff as a consequence of the foregoing, then Cesar R. Dasilva is liable to MJ Aviation and/or Pugliese for their costs of defense, including attorneys fees, and any judgment

that may be obtained against them under principles of activepassive negligence and common law indemnification. 8. The plaintiff is vicariously liable for the negligence

of Cesar R. Desilva under common law principles of agency and/or respondeat superior. Respectfully submitted, THE DEFENDANTS/COUNTERCLAIM PLAINTIFFS, MJ Aviation, LLC and Louis Pugliese, Jr.

BY: ______________________________ ERIC P. SMITH, ESQ. Federal Bar No. ct16141

LYNCH, TRAUB, KEEFE AND ERRANTE, P. C. ATTORNEYS AT LAW 52 TRUMBULL STREET P.O. BOX 1612 NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT 06506-1612 TELEPHONE (203) 787-0275 FACSIMILE (203) 782-0278
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CERTIFICATION This shall certify that a copy of the foregoing was served via U.S. mail, postage prepaid, on November 24, 2004 as follows: Robert J. O Brien, Esq. Jonathan Snyder, Esq. Gordon, Muir & Foley, LLP 10 Columbus Blvd., #53 Hartford, CT 06106-5123 (860) 525-5361 (860) 525-4849 (fax) Counsel to Plaintiff Steven E. Arnold, Esq. Peter Van Dyke, Esq. Stanger & Arnold, LLP 29 South Main Street West Hartford, CT 06107 (860) 561-0650 (860) 561-0646 (fax) Counsel to Defendant/Third-Party Plaintiffs Richard J. Kenny, Esq. Kenny, O Keefe & Usseglio, P.C. 21 Oak Street, Suite 208 Hartford, CT 06016 (860) 246-2700 (860) 246-6480 (fax) Counsel to Third-Party Defendant LJ Aviation, LLC

_______________________ Eric P. Smith

LYNCH, TRAUB, KEEFE AND ERRANTE, P. C. ATTORNEYS AT LAW 52 TRUMBULL STREET P.O. BOX 1612 NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT 06506-1612 TELEPHONE (203) 787-0275 FACSIMILE (203) 782-0278
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