Topsail Reef Homeowners Ass'n v. Zurich Specialties London, Ltd.

OPINION

Topsail Reef Homeowner’s Association (Topsail) initiated this civil action against Zurich Specialities (Zurich), an insurer, and Elliston, an independent consulting firm, for damages arising out of Zurich’s breach of an insurance policy. Following a jury trial in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Southern Division, the jury awarded Topsail $362,853.60 in damages. Topsail appeals from the district court’s orders granting summary judgment as to Zurich and Elliston on Topsail’s unfair and deceptive trade practices claims, dismissing Elliston as a…