Legal Opinion
Sapienza v. Liberty Mut. Fire Ins. Co.
United States District Court
Decided May 17, 2019No. 3:18-CV-03015-RALPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERTO A. LANGE, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Plaintiffs, Joseph Sapienza and Dr. Sarah Jones Sapienza, built a house and then had to tear it down to comply with an injunction issued against them in a state court action. The Sapienzas' insurer, Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company (Liberty Mutual), defended them in the state court action but refused to indemnify them for the costs of complying with the injunction. The Sapienzas sued Liberty Mutual in this Court, alleging breach of contract and bad faith. Doc. 1. Liberty Mutual moved to dismiss, arguing that the Sapienzas failed to state a…
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