Legal Opinion
Zyburo v. Continental Casualty Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 21, 2014No. 13 Civ. 6438PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER
JED S. RAKOFF, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Edward Zyburo, brings this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. section 2201 against defendant, Continental Casualty Co., seeking a declaratory judgment that defendant wrongfully denied coverage to one of its insureds, NCSPlus, Inc., and wrongfully refused to defend NCSPlus in a separate action between plaintiff and NCSPlus, Zyburo v. NCSPlus, Inc,, 12 Civ. 6677(JSR). The issue presented to the court on a motion to dismiss is whether an injured plaintiff may bring a declaratory judgment action against an insurer when he has not yet obtained a…
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