Legal Opinion
Napoli, Kaiser & Bern, LLP v. Westport Ins. Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 15, 2003No. 02 Civ. 7931(JGK)PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION and ORDER
KOELTL, District Judge.
This case involves a dispute over whether the defendant, Westport Insurance Corporation (“Westport”), has the duty to defend the plaintiff, Napoli, Kaiser & Bern, LLP (“NKB”), in connection with two lawsuits brought against NKB by two other law firms-Parker & Waichman and Davis, Saperstein & Salomon (“the Claimant Firms”). The plaintiff has moved for summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and seeks reimbursement for over $727,000 NKB has spent in attorneys’ fees thus far. The defendant opposes the plaintiffs motion…
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