Nautilus Insurance Company v. Design Build Interamerican, Inc. et al, No. 1:2011cv20772 - Document 132 (S.D. Fla. 2012)
Court Description: ORDER granting 88 Motion for Summary Judgment; denying 82 Motion for Summary Judgment; and denying 84 Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge Patricia A. Seitz on 9/11/2012. (See Order for details). (ar2) Modified document type on 9/12/2012 (ar2).
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' . . ofDBI a Rui i an i ur d be a ehewa a empl eofDB1a t cl m sag ns hi i , nd z s ns e c us s n oye nd he ai ai t m n c t unde l ng a ton i veacst t n t s pe' hi e oyme a DBI8 Ther or , ev en he ryi c i nvol t t hi he co 'of s mpl wi nt t ef e . i l ; w ih t f lbe i oft s ver biiy cl us t exc us on a i s t Le , Ram os a Rui t he ul nett he e a lt a e, he l i pple o on , nd z b e us t y m a be la e i t underyi a ton i t i ca c t as e pl ye of D BI Se ca e he y i bl n he l ng c i n he r pa iy m o es . e M e c r I s Co o o iav Ch ri' T e Se vc ,nc, So3 3 5 3 7( a 4hDCA 201 ) r uy n . . fFlrd . a les r e r ie I .29 .d 7 , 7 F1. t 0 q ' r ) ' ( r i ) ( ligt tac u s o e o me te cu ina pidi alws ia ans a is e e ly e hodn ha o re f mply n x lso p le n a ut g i t n nurd mpo e t eve t n hought i ur de oye wasnotapa t t t lws t c us t e usona i t a he ns e mpl r ry o he a uibe a e he xcl i ppled o ny t ) ' ( i s r dwh ma bel bek sa e o e o i a yoh rc p ct lg n u e o y i l ' n mply r r n n te a a i/'. a a Pr mirI .Co v Adams whiht Zn a Def nt ct i t i e po e, i ved e e ns . . , c he mbr na enda s ie n herr s ns nvol 8 Le DBlspr i nt t siid t the waspr s nta t c tu i n st on t da e on, ' esde , e tfe ha e e t he onsr cto ie he t o Za r n ' ij r a p oe t n g r( o De , p.1 - 6 3 ) t t i wa te f mb a as nu y s rj c ma a e Le n p.p 5 1 ; 4 ,ha Ru z s h s p rne d n rs n il frisal t ed o c iigtr u hwh c Zn rnafl (d, tp u e itn e t epo sbe o n tli h r p eln h o g ih mb a el i.a . ng 23 a t tRa wasLe spa t ra DBIld,a pp.33- . ) nd ha mos on' rne t i t 34) 9 N o a y, none oft Fl i c esupon whi h De e nt r l i ve ac s of t bl he orda as c f nda s ey nvol our e t . 7 ) ) ï ' ) y ; . e pl m e pr vii i udi l ngua ba ng cove a t a i u e i isc pa iyasan m oy nt o son ncl ng a ge ni r ge o n ns r d n t a ct ( l S m pl rori a ot rc pa iy' asi t c e he e. t oye e n ny he a c t ' s he as r : 7 1 2 l J 1 ( , ( ah me wn r ,n u a c poiypr vso t t x ld dc vea ef rb d l ij r o d ma eta o o e s is rn e l o iin ha e cu e o rg o o iy n u y r a g h t c è ë ' ) Wa de ce ori e dbya i urd. 632So. 1 ,1055( a.5hDCA 1 4) Hee,he S sxpe td ntnde ny ns e ' ' 2d 054 Fl t 99 . r t ' ( : . e l i r clus doesnotr a et i e i lc xc usona y a e elt o nt ntona onduc , a i PrmirIs r c ,n rd e i t s n e e n uan e o o s t l . t i lda e t polc s s ve a lt c a e. Ra he ,t e usona y c aus e pha i s t tt nva i t he i y' e r biiy l us t r he xcl i r l e m s ze ha he i t Na tlspoiy d e n tc ve cam saii fo ij re t DBlse ly e , and t t t s ui u lc o s o o r li rsng r m nu is o ' mpo e s ha hi ( : ' J . ; i . ç l be la e 'a a em pl ye ç i bl ' s n o r k o e cu ine tn st ayis rdwh ma x lso xe d o n n u e o y M j ' ) ri a yoh rcp ct. n n te a a iy' ' t or ove , i Pr e ,heZambr naDe e e r unlke emir t a f ndan sa enotal gi s pa a e not e l d a t of t r le ng e r t , - xc ude c s 2 6 j k . : ne i e ea i tDBIa ise o si t unde l ngaci . Eve wih t f lbe i of he glg nc gans nd t mpl yee n he ryi ton n t he ul neft t . 1 ' . ' ' ( sv rblycas,h rfr,h e cuinapisoL o , i,n Ra sp tniliblyfr eeait lueteeoete xlso p l t en Ruzad mo oet l it o i e aai ( Zn rn ' ij is s ht a t e aen te tte t c vea e S ege e al M e ia Sahn mb a a s nure , uc h t h y r o n ild o o rg e n r l d c l tf g y J ; . t q . N J ( . e wor,nc. . w Hamps r 2001W L 11 t k I vNe hie, 47447, ( D. a.J 1 2001 ( di t t ut *3 S. F1 , une 5, ) hol ng ha a o 3 ' ( . la lt e uson a id t bo h t empl ra t e oyee be aus t e pl ri t ibiiy xcl i pple o t he oye nd he mpl s c e he m oye n he ) ) . l o hi e fe e han t oye ' l unde1 i acton twasnotaleged t havedoneanyt ng mor ordif r ntt isempl e' .o ryng i s l / . ) l s n umm a y, m br nawa a ( mpl ee' DBIpurua t t c e rand una g us r Za a s n ç oy 'of e s nt o he l a mbiuo : i tr o En o s me t. 0 t teNa tlsp lc a t et o t ij r a is ei teu d ryn e ms f d re n 12 5 o h u i o iy th i fhe nu y t su n h n elig u me 1 è ( ) a to Th c t s o e ly n e cu in p o iin a pl sb c u eo t ed t o h sij r cin. e ol e f mp o me t x lso r v so p i e a s n h ae f i nu y r e l ( Za rn wa çp ef n n d te r ltdt t ec n uc o ( '1 usne s' mey d l rn mb a a st l ro ui g uis eae o h o d t f DBIs b i s'-na l, ei ig g ve ) t 1 Thi r ul i consse wih t be oc prncpl ofFl rda1 w t tc s of 0 s es t s it nt t he dr k i i e o i a ha our e e pl m e exc us ons s h ast one a i s i t sc e m oy nt l i , uc he t s ue n hi as : 7 * B leis re i b sn s p lce frt eb n fto tee o e. e ly ri r n e td n u ie s oiis o h e ei f h mply r An mp o e s r . r quied t pr ec is e pl e pur ua t t W or r 'Com pe a i e r o ot t t m oye s s nt o he ke s ns ton St ut . .. . Thee oy t n pr t c st g r publcbypur hasng alabiiy at e mpl er he o e t he ene al i c i i lt i ur nc polc Be us e pl esa e a r a pr ec ed b w or r j ns a e i y. ca e m oye r l e dy ot t y ke s c pe a i , t i ur l e polc bough t pr t c t ge r lpublc ge r ly om ns ton he ns aw iy t o o e t he ne a i ne a l y ) ) ' ) . t s e iial e ld sc v rg frij re c vee b wokes c mpe sto Th p cfc l xcu e o ea e o nu is o rd y r r' o n ain. e y ( i tr nce polc pr m i w oul nec s r l be hi he wer t s nots . ns ta i y e um d es a iy g r e hi o ' Me c r l s Co o a, 9So 3 a 3 7 r u y n . .fFl.2 . d t 7 . , ( ( 13 . l ) ' : . t : r i ) à E E ' y a a ssi i t i t la i ofpi t t c tuc i st i cor c i wih DBIsc tuc i nd s itng n he nsal ton pe o he onsr ton ie n me ton t ' onsr ton è 7 . prj c . r o rtee cu i na le wihe u lo c t Le n, z a dRa si ter a a i oe t Mo e ve,h x l so ppis t q a f re o o Rui, n mo n h ic p ct y ' è ( as of i er and e pl yee ofD BI Acc di y fc s m o s . or ngl , Za rn ' ij r ce ryflswihnt es o e mb a a s nu y la l al t i h c p ) t ) E ) , t polc sc s ofempl ym e e l i .l1 he i y' our e o nt xcuson B. N o D ut t D efend y o è ( . An i ur rsdu y t de e i br rt n t e dut t i m niy. f i e Tree Vil C- f ns e ' t o f nd s oade ha h y o nde f m l. y. ) j ' Cl As n ub s' , . ) ' . 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' ) / Howe r t dut t de e doe notc i i fniel Ra he ,a i tr rmus de e ve , he y o f nd s ontnue nde i t y. t r n nsle t f nd ' , a cl i o y untli i ce t n t tt c ai i notcove ed by t polc a i s . Natonwi M u . a m nl i t s rai ha he l m s r he i y t s ue i de t ' 1 Fiel .Co.v Ke n, So. l1 ,11 -03( a. hDCA 1 .Thus whehe Na iusha r ns . e 658 2d 01 02 F1 4t 995) , t r utl s ' ) ) ( y a c i ng dut t de e t D B1 Def nda s i t unde l ng ac i de nds on w he he ontnui y o f nd he e nt n he ryi ton pe t r ' 1 Bec us t Na iuspolc pr desno co r et a i ur f Zn br na' l a e he utl i y ovi ve ag o ny ns ed or m a s ) ijr,tas d e n t p yt teZa rn Dee a tscamsa antArhtcswh ae nuy i lo o s o a pl o h mba a fnd n' li g is c iet, o r ne t rna ed i ur ds norc e wihi a de i to ofç ns eds'i t polc . ihe m ns e om t n ny fnii n l ur ' n he i y i t ' i . # . l ' 14 ; y ' 1 . t ' ) C E è . ) Na tl h sad t t id mnf teDB1 Dee d n sa an tl s f rt ecame ij re . As u i a uy o n e iy h us fn a t g is o s o h li d n u is ' di c s d a s us e bove, be a e t r i no cove a unde t polcy f la lt a i i f om t c us he e s r ge r he i or i biiy r sng r he : ale tons i t unde l ng com pl nt a dt u nod t t id mnf ,t eei as n c niuig l ga i n he ryi ai , n h s u y o n e iy h r s lo o o tn n ) ) y ' . : : . dut t de e t cl i s a i tD Bla is e pl e l y o f nd he a m ga ns nd t m oye s z à l . 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