METLIFE CAPITAL CORP. v. WESTCHESTER FIRE INS. CO.

No. CIV,97-2615 HL.

224 F.Supp.2d 374 (2002)

METLIFE CAPITAL CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. WESTCHESTER FIRE INSURANCE CO., Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico.

August 30, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Heidi S. Downey, Blogle & Gates, Seattle, WA, John W. Fried, John P. Winsbro, Joan L. Lewis, Fried & Epstein, New York City, Michael Mirande, Delbert D. Miller, Miller Bateman LLP, Seattle, WA, Antonio M. Bird, Jr., Rosanna Bayonet-Tartak, Bird, Bird & Hestres, Old San Juan, PR, Lee Epstein, Fried & Epstein LLP, Philadelphia, PA, for Metlife Capital Corp.

Jonathan Rogin, John M. Woods, Cliona A. Jennings, Joseph G. Grassso, Thacher, Proffitt & Wood, New York City, Keith A. Graffam, Graffam & Biaggi, San Juan, PR, for Water Quality Ins. Syndicate.

Dario Rivera-Carrasquillo, San Juan, PR, for American Home Ins. Co.

Thomas M. Rittweger, Nicoletti Horning & Sweeney, New York City, Harry A. Ezratty, San Juan, PR, for Continental Ins. Co., Ins. Co. of North America, Royal Ins. Co. of America.

Juan A. Ramos-Diaz, San Juan, PR, David R. Hornig, Nooshin Namazi, Nicoletti, Horning & Sweeney, New York City, Michael T. Walsh, Christopher P. Foley, Peterson & Ross, New York City, for Reliance Ins. Co.

Francisco J. Amundaray-Rodriguez, Mercado & Soto, San Juna, PR, for Global Ins. Co., S.A., Utica Mutual Ins. Co., American Home Assurance, Reliance Nat'l Ins., Traveler's Indemnity Co., Westchester Fire Ins. Co.

Eric Perez-Ochoa, O'Neill Fernandez Gimore, San Juan, PR, John A. Nadas, Mark D. Cahill, Joshua A. Engel, Carlos J. Perez-Albuerne, Boston, MA, Alfredo Castellanos-Bayouth, Castellanos Law Firm, P.S.C., Rio Piedras, PR, for Traveler's Indemnity Co.

Sherri N. Robinson, James J. Duggan, David Weinberger, Lustig & Brown, New York City, Francisco J. Colon-Pagan, Francisco E. Colon-Ramirez, Colon, Colon & MArtinez, San Juan, PR, for Westchester Fire Ins. Co.


OPINION AND ORDER

LAFFITTE, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff Metlife Capital Corporation1 ("MCC") brings suit against its excess liability insurer Westchester Fire Insurance Company's ("Westchester") for breach of an insurance contract. The parties agree that in this admiralty and diversity action, the law of Puerto Rico is applicable to the controversies presented. See United States Fire Ins. Co. v. Producciones Padosa, Inc., ...

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