Legal Opinion

Evanston Insurance v. Van Syoc Chartered

District Court, D. New Jersey

Decided March 12, 2012No. Civil No. 10-6791 (JBS/AMD)PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SIMANDLE, Chief Judge:

I. INTRODUCTION

This action is before the Court on the motion of Defendant Richard Press, Esq., joined by all co-defendants, to dismiss the Amended Complaint. [Docket Items 22, 23, 25, 28 & 29.] Plaintiff Evanston Insurance Company seeks a declaratory judgment that it owes no duty to defend or indemnify Defendants Van Syoc Chartered, Clifford Van Syoc, Esq., James E. Burden, Esq., and Sebastian Ionno, Esq. (“the Van Syoc Defendants”) in an underlying malpractice action currently pending before the New Jersey Superior Court. Defendant Press, who is a plaintiff in…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Wilton v. Seven Falls Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1995
  3. Brillhart v. Excess Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  4. State Auto Ins. Companies v. SummyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
  5. Scottsdale Insurance Company v. Detco Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. COUNT BASIE THEATRE INC. v. ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 2021
  2. Chelsea Hearth & Fireplaces, Inc. v. Scottsdale InsuranceDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2015

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