Free Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

Case 1:08-cv-00013-JJF

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE JOHN WATSON, Plaintiff, vs. HARTFORD LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY Defendant. : : : : : : : : : : : :

CIVIL ACTION NO. 08-013

DEFENDANT HARTFORD LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY'S MOTION TO DISMISS THE COMPLAINT For the reasons set forth in the accompanying brief, defendant Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company ("Hartford"), through its undersigned counsel, hereby moves this Court to dismiss Plaintiff John Watson's Complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), with prejudice, for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Matthew A. Kaplan Matthew A. Kaplan (#4956) PEPPER HAMILTON LLP Hercules Plaza, Suite 5100 1313 N. Market Street P.O. Box 1709 Wilmington, DE 19899-1709 (302) 777-6500 [email protected] Attorneys for Defendants Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company Dated: January 10, 2008

Case 1:08-cv-00013-JJF

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Matthew A. Kaplan, hereby certify that on January 10, 2008, I caused a copy of the foregoing Defendant's Motion to Dismiss the Complaint to be served with the Clerk of the Court using CM/ECF, which will send automatic notification of the filing to the following:

Brian E. Lutness, Esquire 1010 N. Bancroft Parkway, Suite 22 Wilmington, DE 19805

/s/ Matthew A. Kaplan Matthew A. Kaplan (Del Bar #4956)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE JOHN WATSON, Plaintiff, vs. HARTFORD LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant. : : : : : : : : : :

CIVIL ACTION NO. 08-013

ORDER AND NOW, this ___ day of __________, 2008, upon consideration of Defendant's Motion to Dismiss pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), and the brief in support thereof, as well as the submissions of Plaintiff in response thereto, it is hereby ORDERED that Defendants' Motion is GRANTED, and Plaintiff's Complaint is dismissed with prejudice. BY THE COURT:

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