Essex Insurance Company v. Mercedes Zota, No. 09-14026 (11th Cir. 2011)

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[DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT FILED ________________________ U.S. COURT OF APPEALS ELEVENTH CIRCUIT JANUARY 18, 2011 JOHN LEY CLERK No. 09-14026 _______________________ D. C. Docket No. 04-60619-CV-JIC ESSEX INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-AppelleeCross-Appellant, versus MERCEDES ZOTA, MIGUEL ZOTA, Defendants-Third Party-PlaintiffsAppellants- CrossAppellees, LIGHTHOUSE INTRACOASTAL, INC., JACK FARJI, an individual, BROWARD EXECUTIVE BUILDERS, INC., Defendants-AppellantsCross-Appellees, R.A. BRANDON & CO., INC., Third Party-Defendant. ________________________ Appeals from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida _________________________ (January 18, 2011) Before BARKETT, MARCUS and FAY, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: Mercedes Zota, Lighthouse Intracoastal, Inc., Jack Farji, and Broward Executive Builders, Inc. appeal from a Final Declaratory Judgment in favor of Essex Insurance Company concluding that there is no coverage for Zota s injury under the liability insurance policy issued by Essex to Lighthouse and therefore, Essex was not required to indemnify Lighthouse or defend it with regard to Zota s state court negligence action. Essex also cross-appeals several of the district court s rulings. After having carefully considered all of the issues in this case, including Essex s cross-appeal, and based on the record and arguments of counsel, we find no reversible error. AFFIRMED. 2

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