JPMORGAN CHASE BANK v. LIBERTY MUT. INS. CO.

No. 01 Civ.11523 JSR.

233 F.Supp.2d 550 (2002)

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, for and on behalf of Mahonia Limited and Mahonia Natural Gas Limited, Plaintiff, v. LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Travelers Casualty and Surety Company, St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company, Continental Casualty Company, National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford, Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, Safeco Insurance Company of America, the Travelers Indemnity Company, Federal Insurance Company, Hartford Fire Insurance Company, Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Company, Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

December 2, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank Mosley, John M. Callagy, Steve Caley, Neil Merkl, Jonathan Cooperman, Kevin Smith, Kelley, Drye & Warren, LLP, New York City, for JPMorgan Chase Bank.

Eva H. Posman, New York City, Joseph Dworetzky (admitted pro hac vice per order dated February 27, 2002), Michele Hangley (admitted pro hac vice per order dated February 27, 2002), Henry Hockeimer, Jr. (admitted pro hac vice per order dated June 24, 2002), Hangley, Aronchick, Segal & Pudlin, Philadelphia, PA, for Liberty Mutual Insurance Company.

Alan Levine, Celia Goldwag Barenholtz, Stephen Wieder, Kronish Lieb Weiner & Hellman LLP, New York City, for Travelers Casualty and Surety Company, The Travelers Indemnity Company, St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company.

Stewart D. Aaron, Zachary W. Carter, Dorsey & Whitney, L.L.P., New York City, Armen Shahinian, Wolff & Samson, P.A., Roseland, NJ, for Continental Casualty Company and National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford.

Michael H. Barr, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, New York City, DArren B. Watts, Benjamin Schwartz, George Ellis, Nadine McSpadden, Maria Minor (Admitted pro hac vice per order dated February 6, 2002), Agostino Lorenzini (Admitted pro hac vice per order dated May 29, 2002), John O'Bryan (Admitted pro hac vice per order dated May 29, 2002), Altheimer & Gray, Chicago, IL, for Fireman's Fund Insurance Company.

Mark S. Gamell, Robert Beau Leonard, Torre, Lentz, Gamell, Gary & Rittmaster, LLP, Jericho, NY, T. Scott Leo (admitted pro hac vice per order dated February 25, 2002), Grace Cranley (admitted pro hac vice per order dated September 27, 2002), Michael Weber, Leo & Weber, P.C., Chad H. Gettleman, Adelman, Gettleman, Merens, Berish & Carter, Ltd., Chicago, IL, for Safeco Insurance Company of America, Hartford Fire Insurance Company and Lumbermens Mutual CAsualty Company.

Gary L. Leshko, Thomas G. Wilkinson (admitted pro hac vice per order dated January 18, 2002), F. Warren Jacoby (admitted pro hac vice per order dated January 18, 2002), Stephen Cozen (admitted pro hac vice per order dated January 28, 2002), Thomas Harrington (admitted pro hac vice per order dated May 24, 2002), Sarah E. Davies (admitted pro hac vice per order dated August 26, 2002), Julie Negovan (admitted pro hac vice per order dated November 25, 2002), Kristine Maciolek (admitted pro hac vice per order dated November 25, 2002), Cozen & O'Connor, New York City, for Federal Insurance Company.

Marc D. Youngelson, Kasowtiz, Benson, Torres & Friedman LLP, New York City, Jonathan Walsh, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Golt & Mosle LLP, New York City, Rosalie Yee, Sara Kelsey, New York City, for Non Parties.


MEMORANDUM

RAKOFF, District Judge.

On September 13, 2002, the Court granted defendants' motion to dismiss the six fraud claims in the Amended Complaint. See Order, Sept. 13, 2002. This Memorandum briefly states the reasons for that decision.

Full familiarity with all pleadings and prior proceedings in this case is here assumed. In essence, the case concerns six surety bonds (the "Bonds") issued by the defendants, which guaranteed the...

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