GREAT NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY v. SCHWARTZ

No. A-0341-09T3.

GREAT NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY, as subrogor of NANCY BENZEL, HELEN DIAMOND, HERBERT & CAROLE GREENBERG, c/o GRAMERCY BROKERS, as subrogor; FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, as subrogor of MARION & SYLVIA CUTLER; CHUBB INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY, as subrogor of SOL FELDMAN and ERNEST P. WERLIN; and VIGILANT INSURANCE COMPANY, as subrogor of SANI & SYLVIA ROTHBERG, Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. MARTIN SCHWARTZ, Defendant, and INVACARE CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant. CHUBB INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY, as subrogor of Martin Schwartz, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. INVACARE CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant, and AT HOME MEDICAL, Defendant. ATLANTIC MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, a/s/o MYRON AND RUTH ALTSCHULER and GARY STARR, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. INVACARE CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant, and AT HOME MEDICAL, Defendant. AMY HERDE, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. INVACARE CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant, and AT HOME MEDICAL, Defendant. TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY, as subrogee of Southbridge Park, Inc., Plaintiff-Respondent, v. INVACARE CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant, and AT HOME MEDICAL, Defendant.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided June 1, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold, LLP, attorneys for appellant (Scott L. Haworth, on the brief).

Daly, Lamastra & Cunningham, attorneys for respondent Chubb Insurance Company of New Jersey (John E. Lamastra, on the joint brief).

Takvorian & Associates, LLC, attorneys for respondent Great Northern Insurance Company (Richard C. Takvorian, on the joint brief).

Daniel M. Brown, attorney for respondent Travelers Indemnity Company (Mr. Brown, on the joint brief).

White & Williams, LLP, attorneys for respondent Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company (Asima Panigrahi, on the joint brief).

Before Judges Graves, Messano and Waugh.


NOT FOR PUBLICATION

PER CURIAM.

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