Key ruling for insurance companies in equitable subrogation action in U.S. district court in Florida *

USA - August 13 2012
In QBE Insurance Corporation v. Jorda Enterprises, Judge Alan Gold of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida granted summary judgment to HVAC subcontractor Jorda Enterprises Inc., who was insured by The Hartford Insurance Company, in an equitable subrogation action. Insurer QBE sought from Jorda and the Hartford more than $3 million in damages relating to a pipe burst at a luxury condominium building located in Miami, Fla., which coincided with Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

Co-authors: Antony L. Sanacory, Steven D. Ginsburg.

Motion for sanctions granted for failure to comply with discovery obligations to designate witness under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(b)6 *

USA - February 21 2012
Duane Morris recently obtained an order from U.S. Magistrate Judge Jonathan Goodman in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida granting a motion for sanctions against QBE Insurance Corporation ("QBE") for failure to comply with a corporation's discovery obligations to designate a witness to bind the corporation and adequately prepare its witness to provide testimony under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(b)(6).

Co-authors: Steven D. Ginsburg.