Free Motion for Partial Summary Judgment - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY a/s/o EZIBA.COM, INC./AVACET, INC., EBIZA SECURITIES CORP. and MILLERS CAPITAL INSURANCE COMPANY a/s/o DEL-HOMES CATALOG GROUP, LLC, Plaintiffs, v. LIGHTHOUSE CONSTRUCTION, INC., BECKER MORGAN GROUP, INC., and O'DONNELL, NACCARATO & MACINTOSH, INC. and EAST COAST ERECTORS, INC. Defendants, and LIGHTHOUSE CONSTRUCTION, INC., Third-Party Plaintiff, v. EAST COAST ERECTORS, INC., Third-Party Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Civil Action No. 04-339/04-1322 JJF

CONSOLIDATED ACTION

JURY OF TWELVE DEMANDED

DEFENDANT AND THIRD-PARTY DEFENDANT EAST COAST ERECTORS, INC.'S MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT AGAINST DEFENDANT AND THIRD-PARTY PLAINTIFF LIGHTHOUSE CONSTRUCTION, INC.

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COMES NOW Defendant and Third-Party Defendant East Coast Erectors, Inc. ("ECE") and files this Motion for Partial Summary Judgment based upon the issue of contractual indemnity respectfully showing the Court as follows: 1. Lighthouse Construction, Inc. ("Lighthouse") was the general contractor for the

design and construction of a 250,000 square foot building at the Enterprise Business Park in Dover, Delaware (the "1999 Building"). On February 26, 1999, ECE entered into a contract with Lighthouse for the design, supply and erection of structural steel materials for the 1999 Building. The contract between Lighthouse and ECE did not provide an indemnity. 2. Lighthouse has filed third-party complaints against ECE in these consolidated

cases seeking common law and contractual indemnification. ECE denies that it is contractually required to indemnify Lighthouse. 3. ECE relies on and incorporates herein by reference its Opening Brief in Support

of East Coast Erectors, Inc.'s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment based on the issue of contractual indemnity and its Appendix in support thereof concurrently filed with and in support of this motion. WHEREFORE, there being no genuine issue of material fact, ECE respectfully moves this Court to grant summary judgment in favor of ECE on the grounds that it is not contractually required to indemnify Lighthouse.

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Respectfully submitted, WETZEL & ASSOCIATES, P.A. /s/ Natalie M. Ippolito_________________ Benjamin C. Wetzel, III (I.D. No. 985) Natalie M. Ippolito (I.D. No. 3845) The Carriage House, Suite 201 1100 N. Grant Avenue Wilmington, DE 19805 (302) 652-1200 [email protected] Robert B. Hill, Admitted Pro Hac Vice MCLAIN & MERRITT, P.C. 3445 Peachtree Road N.E., Suite 500 Atlanta, GA 30326 Attorneys for Defendant and Third-Party Defendant East Coast Erectors, Inc. Dated: October 21, 2005

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY a/s/o EZIBA.COM, INC./AVACET, INC., EBIZA SECURITIES CORP. and MILLERS CAPITAL INSURANCE COMPANY a/s/o DEL-HOMES CATALOG GROUP, LLC, Plaintiffs, v. LIGHTHOUSE CONSTRUCTION, INC., BECKER MORGAN GROUP, INC., and O'DONNELL, NACCARATO & MACINTOSH, INC. and EAST COAST ERECTORS, INC. Defendants, and LIGHTHOUSE CONSTRUCTION, INC., Third-Party Plaintiff, v. EAST COAST ERECTORS, INC., Third-Party Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Civil Action No. 04-339/04-1322 JJF

CONSOLIDATED ACTION

JURY OF TWELVE DEMANDED

ORDER AND NOW, this ________ day of _____________, 2005, upon consideration of Defendant and Third-Party Defendant East Coast Erectors, Inc.'s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment on the issue of contractual indemnification, and its Opening Brief and Appendix in support thereof,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant and Third-Party Defendant East Coast Erectors, Inc.'s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment is GRANTED. East Coast

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Erectors, Inc. is not contractually required to indemnify Defendant and Third-Party Defendant Lighthouse Construction, Inc.

__________________________________ JOSEPH J. FARNAN, JR. UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on October 21, 2005, I electronically filed the within Defendant/Third-Party Defendant East Coast Erectors, Inc.'s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment with the Clerk of Court using CM/ECF which will send notification of such filing to the following: David L. Baumberger, Esquire Chrissinger & Baumberger Three Mill Road, Suite 301 Wilmington, DE 19806 James F. Bailey, Jr., Esquire Bailey & Associates Three Mill Road, Suite 306A Wilmington, DE 19806 Frank E. Noyes, II, Esquire White & Williams, LLP PO Box 709 Wilmington, DE 19899-0709 Sean J. Bellew, Esquire Cozen O'Connor Chase Manhattan Centre 1201 N. Market Street, Suite 1400 Wilmington, DE 19801 Victoria K. Petrone, Esquire Tighe, Cottrell & Logan, PA PO Box 1031 Wilmington, DE 19899

Robert K. Beste, Jr., Esquire Cohen, Seglias, Pallas, Greenhall & Furman, PC Nemours Building 1007 Orange Street, Suite 205 Wilmington, DE 19801

I hereby certify that on October 21, 2005, I mailed by United States Postal Service, the document to the following non-registered participants: Ron L. Pingitore, Esquire White and Williams, LLP 1800 One Liberty Place Philadelphia, PA 19103-7395 Bruce W. McCullough, Esquire McCullough & McKenty 1225 N. King Street, Suite 1100 P.O. Box 397 Wilmington, DE 19899-0397 Dana Ostrovsky, Esquire Cohen, Seglias, Pallas, Greenhall & Furman, P.C. 11th Floor, 1515 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19102 WETZEL & ASSOCIATES, P.A. /s/ Natalie M. Ippolito_________________ Natalie M. Ippolito (I.D. No. 3845) The Carriage House, Suite 201 1100 N. Grant Avenue Wilmington, DE 19805 (302) 652-1200 [email protected] Steven K. Gerber, Esquire Cozen O'Connor 1900 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 Geoffrey W. Veith, Esquire Rogut McCarthy Troy, LLC One First Avenue ­ Suite 410 Conshohocken, PA 19428