Free Answer to Crossclaim - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

Case 1:04-cv-00339-JJF

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY a/s/o EZIBA.COM, INC./AVACET, INC., EBIZA SECURITIES CORP. and MILLERS CAPITAL INSURANCE COMPANY a/s/o DEL-HOMES CATALOG GROUP, LLC, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) LIGHTHOUSE CONSTRUCTION, INC., ) BECKER MORGAN GROUP, INC., ) and O'DONNELL, NACCARATO & ) MACINTOSH, INC. and EAST COAST ) ERECTORS, INC. ) ) Defendants, ) ) and ) ) LIGHTHOUSE CONSTRUCTION, INC., ) ) Third-Party Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) EAST COAST ERECTORS, INC., ) ) Third-Party Defendant. ) Civil Action No. 04-339/04-1322 JJF

CONSOLIDATED ACTION

JURY OF TWELVE DEMANDED

DEFENDANT/THIRD-PARTY DEFENDANT EAST COAST ERECTORS, INC.'S ANSWER TO CROSS-CLAIM OF DEFENDANT BECKER MORGAN GROUP, INC.

COMES NOW East Coast Erectors, Inc., Defendant/Third-Party Defendant in the abovestyled action (hereinafter called "ECE") and responds to the cross-claim asserted by Defendant Becker Morgan Group, Inc. as follows: Denied.

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WHEREFORE, ECE demands that judgment be entered in its favor and against Becker Morgan with respect to its cross-claim. WETZEL & ASSOCIATES, P.A. /s/ Natalie M. Ippolito_________________ Benjamin C. Wetzel, III (I.D. No. 985) Natalie M. Ippolito (I.D. No. 3845) The Carriage House, Suite 201 1100 N. Grant Avenue Wilmington, DE 19805 (302) 652-1200 [email protected]

Robert B. Hill, Admitted Pro Hac Vice MCLAIN & MERRITT, P.C. 3445 Peachtree Road N.E., Suite 500 Atlanta, GA 30326 Attorneys for Third-Party Defendant East Coast Erectors, Inc.

Dated: September 16, 2005

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on September 16, 2005, I electronically filed the within Defendant/Third-Party Defendant East Coast Erectors, Inc.'s Answer to Cross-Claim of Defendant Becker Morgan Group, Inc. with the Clerk of Court using CM/ECF which will send notification of such filing to the following: David L. Baumberger, Esquire Chrissinger & Baumberger Three Mill Road, Suite 301 Wilmington, DE 19806 James F. Bailey, Jr., Esquire Bailey & Associates Three Mill Road, Suite 306A Wilmington, DE 19806 Frank E. Noyes, II, Esquire White & Williams, LLP PO Box 709 Wilmington, DE 19899-0709 Sean J. Bellew, Esquire Cozen O'Connor Chase Manhattan Centre 1201 N. Market Street, Suite 1400 Wilmington, DE 19801 Victoria K. Petrone, Esquire Tighe, Cottrell & Logan, PA PO Box 1031 Wilmington, DE 19899

Robert K. Beste, Jr., Esquire Cohen, Seglias, Pallas, Greenhall & Furman, PC Nemours Building 1007 Orange Street, Suite 205 Wilmington, DE 19801

I hereby certify that on September 16, 2005, I mailed by United States Postal Service, the document to the following non-registered participants: Ron L. Pingitore, Esquire White and Williams, LLP 1800 One Liberty Place Philadelphia, PA 19103-7395 Bruce W. McCullough, Esquire McCullough & McKenty 1225 N. King Street, Suite 1100 P.O. Box 397 Wilmington, DE 19899-0397 Dana Ostrovsky, Esquire Cohen, Seglias, Pallas, Greenhall & Furman, P.C. 11th Floor, 1515 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19102 WETZEL & ASSOCIATES, P.A. /s/ Natalie M. Ippolito_________________ Natalie M. Ippolito (I.D. No. 3845) The Carriage House, Suite 201 1100 N. Grant Avenue Wilmington, DE 19805 (302) 652-1200 [email protected] Steven K. Gerber, Esquire Cozen O'Connor 1900 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 Geoffrey W. Veith, Esquire Rogut McCarthy Troy, LLC One First Avenue ­ Suite 410 Conshohocken, PA 19428