Evangelista v. Nationwide Insurance

OPINION

GEX, District Judge.

This cause comes before the Court on the motion for summary judgment on the issue of punitive damages filed by the defendant, Nationwide Insurance Company, and the Court having examined the motion, together with briefs, affidavits and exhibits submitted in response and support thereto, is of the opinion that for the reasons more fully set forth herein, the motion is well taken and should be granted.

Before turning to Nationwide’s motion, however, we emphasize the following legal principles: The movant is entitled to summary judgment only if “the pleadings,…