Free Response to Motion - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

Case 1:04-cv-00163-GMS

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE DONALD M. DURKIN CONTRACTING, INC. Plaintiff, v. CITY OF NEWARK, et al., Defendants, and CITY OF NEWARK, Third-Party Plaintiff, v. FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Third-Party Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

CIVIL ACTION NO. 04-0163

FEDERAL'S ANSWERING BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF DURKIN'S MOTION FOR BIFURCATION OF THE LIABILITY AND DAMAGES PHASES OF THE TRIAL

STRADLEY, RONON, STEVENS & YOUNG, LLP Kevin W. Goldstein, Esquire Delaware Bar No. 2967 300 Delaware Avenue, Suite 800 Wilmington, DE 19801 Samuel J. Arena, Jr., Esq. (pro hac vice) Patrick R. Kingsley, Esq. (pro hac vice) David M. Burkholder, Esq. (pro hac vice) 2600 One Commerce Square Philadelphia, PA 19103-7098 Attorneys for Third-Party Defendant, Federal Insurance Company

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Federal does not oppose Durkin's Motion for Bifurcation of the Liability and Damages Phases of the Trial of this matter. Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Kevin W. Goldstein Kevin W. Goldstein, Esquire Delaware Bar No. 2967 STRADLEY, RONON, STEVENS & YOUNG, LLP 300 Delaware Avenue Suite 800 Wilmington, DE 19801 (302) 576-5850 (302) 576-5858 Fax Samuel J. Arena, Jr., Esquire (pro hac vice) Patrick R. Kingsley, Esquire (pro hac vice) David M. Burkholder, Esquire (pro hac vice) STRADLEY, RONON, STEVENS & YOUNG, LLP 2600 One Commerce Square Philadelphia, PA 19103-7098 (215) 564-8000 (215) 564-8120 Fax Attorneys for Third-Party Defendant, Federal Insurance Company

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on August 31, 2006, I caused a true and correct copy of the foregoing to be served via electronic delivery upon the following:

Paul A. Logan, Esquire David T. Bolger, Esquire POWELL, TRACHTMAN, LOGAN, CARLE & LOMBARDO, P.C. 475 Allendale Road, Suite 200 King of Prussia, PA 19406 Attorneys for Plaintiff, Donald M. Durkin Contracting, Inc. Paul Cottrell, Esquire Victoria K. Petrone, Esquire TIGHE, COTTRELL & LOGAN, P.A. 704 N. King Street P.O. Box 1031 Wilmington, DE 19899 Attorneys for Defendants, City of Newark, Harold F. Godwin, John H. Farrell, IV, Jerry Clifton, Karl G. Kalbacher, David J. Athey, Frank J. Osborne, Jr., and Christina Rewa James S. Green, Esquire George H. Seitz, III, Esquire Seitz, Van Ogtrop & Green, P.A. 222 Delaware Avenue, Suite 1500 Wilmington, DE 19899 Attorneys for Defendant, URS Corporation

/s/ Kevin W. Goldstein Kevin W. Goldstein

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