Colony Ins. Co. v Danica Group, LLC

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Colony Ins. Co. v Danica Group, LLC 2012 NY Slip Op 31996(U) July 16, 2012 Supreme Court, New York County Docket Number: 116200/2010 Judge: Donna M. Mills Republished from New York State Unified Court System's E-Courts Service. Search E-Courts (http://www.nycourts.gov/ecourts) for any additional information on this case. This opinion is uncorrected and not selected for official publication. SCANNED ON 712712012 [* 1] SUTWlCMlC CXIUKT OF TllE STA'I'E OF NEW YOI2K- NEW YOHK ClOUNTY PART PRESENT : DONNA M. MILLS 58 Justice PI ai nt i ff, -V- . -~ .- The lollowing papers. numbered I to wcrc rcad 011 this inotion lor - . ]'A P L:I<S N LJM R ER 13 1 1 Notice of MotioidOrdcr to Slicow C'ause-Affidavits A riswcr i iig A l'ti clavits- I I hi bitss Rep I y i 11 g A ffi d av i t s CROSS-MOTION: . YES - Exhibits .... _-_ . - J NO Upon the foregoing papers, it is ordered that the motion is hereby decided in accordance with the attached memorandum decision. 1) atcd : [* 2] - against. - c0 1 r t 1 . 1 [* 3] 2 [* 4] Pav-Lalc, ; i l l e g e s t h a t . i t i s p r e p a r - i rig t.o t i l e a declaratory issued t o Dar-iica were i n f u l l f o r c e and e f f c c t . at: L h e t i m e ()i t h e a t l t l i l i o r i a l i n s u r e d s , a n d t - t i a t C:olony i s ohl.j g;rl!.ed to deferid and i r i d e n i r - i i L y Lhe i n t e r v e n o r s i Tlier-e i s riot. t i m e l y . 1-10 ri t h e iour undcrlyi rig a c t i o n . ? . The mer-it t . o C : o l o I i y f s a r g u m e n t t.hat. t . h i s m o t i o n i s Nor is t h e y - e intervention " w i l l r-1r.i~ b a s i s t o h o l d t.hat. permit.t.:i r.iy unciu1.y d e l a y thi:: 3 a c t i o n or' p r e j u d i c e the [* 5] riqhts of a n y p a r t y " ( i d .) C o l o n y ' s mot.ion t o erl . t-er a defaul t. j utlyrrient is h e l d i n abeyance ur1t.i 1 fu r-t..hex o r d e r o f t h i s (::out. , in 0xrde.r Lo c n a b l e tiic i r ) l - . e r v p r i o r s to s u h m i t . thcir o p p o s i t i o n t.o Col o l i y r 5: mo.t.ion. A c c n r d i n y l y , i t iCs OI<DEl<ED t h a t . the mot i o n o f p l a i n t i f f C(.jloriy I n s u r a n c e Compariy f o r ari o r d e r e r i t c r i n g a t l e r a u l t j u d q m e r i t - . pursuant: L o C P L R 32.1 . 5 (;I) a g ~ ~ i n scicfcndarit. Dariiicd G r o u p ? , L L C , f o r t.he d e c l a r a L - . o ~ - y t. r c l i e i s o u y h L i n t:he complai rit., i s d e n i e d , wi I-hout. p r e j u d i c : e to l e r i e w a i , ; i f t . e r j o j . r i d e r - 01- t h e i n t . e r v e r i i.ny d e f e n d a r 1 I . s ; a n d i t_ is f u r t.1 e r ORDERED t h a t t h e n i o t i ori o f p r o p o s c d i 1-1t-.ervenj.ng d e f e n d a n t s Z u r i c h Amcri c d r ) Trlsur-ance Company arid F a v - L d k T r i t l u s t r i c s , Ir-ic. t o .i.rit.erverie, p u r s u a n t . t.o CFLK 101.3, i .s qrarit-.ed, and t-hat: Z u r i c h Arnc:rj.c:ari T n s ~ . i r a r i c eC:ompany at.it-3 Pav-Lak I n d u s t : . r i e s , I ( . be n: p e r m i t t c d t.o j n t - e r v e r i e ; ;ind it. i s f u r l . h e r L ORUE liE 1) t.t i at. d c: f cr i (la1.1 L - i r-i t.E r vc n o r s ZII ic:h Corripany a n d P a v - L a k In(31.1s ILL-ie:;, Am e r i(' 1an In s1 r a 1.1 ce 1 Inc:. s e r v e L h e i r ari:;wers upon t h e a t . t . o r r i e y f o r (.he p 1 a i n t . i . f f C o l o n y l n s u r a n c c r : Company arid d e f e n d a n t . Danica C;rc)~.ip, L ( , L: CIL' move wi.t.11 r e s p e c t t o t . h e c:omplairiL i n t h c a b o v e - e n t i t l e d d i c t i o n , wi.I . t i i r i 20 days frorri s e r v i c c o f ci c o p y of t . h i s o r d e r w-i I-.ti rioI.ice o f c : n t . r y ; a r i d i t i s furt.herC)KT)F,:,KE:,TI t.hat. tlie ~ i t t o r n e y s f o r - ILke i n t e r v e n o r s shal 1 s e r v e c o p y of t..k i :s o r d e r w i t : l n not.i.c:e (.if e n t r y upon t.he C0unt.y C l e r k 4 ; I . . .-. . [* 6] I , . .-_. . . .. - .. . , E N T E R : DONNA M mMILLS, J.S.Cr I

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