NOVA CASUALTY COMPANY v. LUCIA

Full title: NOVA CASUALTY COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. ROBERT SANTA LUCIA, et al., Defendants

Court: United States District Court, M.D. Florida, Tampa Division

Date published: Oct 12, 2010

Case No. 8:09-cv-1351-T-30AEP (M.D. Fla. Oct. 12, 2010)

Opinion

Case No. 8:09-cv-1351-T-30AEP.

October 12, 2010

ORDER

JAMES MOODY JR., District Judge

THIS CAUSE comes before the Court upon the following:

1. Defendants' Robert Santa Lucia and Quintairos, Prieto, Wood, Boyer, P.A.'s Motion to Amend/Correct Fabre Affirmative Defenses (Dkt. 67);

2. Defendants Robert Santa Lucia and Santa Lucia Thomas, P.A.'s Motion for Leave to File Amended Fabre Affirmative Defenses (Dkt. 72);

3. Plaintiff Nova Casualty Company's Motion for Summary Judgment against Defendants Robert Santa Lucia and Santa Lucia Thomas, P.A. (Dkt. 70);

4. Plaintiff Nova Casualty Company's Motion for Summary Judgment against Defendants Robert Santa Lucia and Quintairos, Prieto, Wood, Boyer, P.A. (Dkt. 71);

5. Defendants Robert Santa Lucia and Santa Lucia Thomas's Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. 73); and

6. Defendants Robert Santa Lucia and Quintairos, Prieto, Wood, Boyer, P.A.'s Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. 75).

A hearing was held on all motions on October 8, 2010. For the reasons stated on the record, all Defendants' motions for summary judgment will be denied. Plaintiff has moved for summary judgment against on all Defendants' affirmative defenses. The Court will grant summary judgment to Plaintiffs as to the affirmative defenses of Waiver or Estoppel; Fabre defense; release, settlement, accord, and satisfaction; statute of limitations; unclean hands; abandonment; waiver; laches; intervening acts; and recoupment. Summary judgment is denied as to the affirmative defenses of judgmental immunity, comparative negligence, and failure to mitigate damages.

It is therefore ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that:

1. Defendants' Robert Santa Lucia and Quintairos, Prieto, Wood, Boyer, P.A.'s Motion to Amend/Correct Fabre Affirmative Defenses (Dkt. 67) and Defendants Robert Santa Lucia and Santa Lucia Thomas's Motion for Leave to File Amended Fabre Affirmative Defenses (Dkt. 72) are DENIED.

2. Plaintiff Nova Casualty Company's Motion for Summary Judgment against Defendants Robert Santa Lucia and Santa Lucia Thomas, P.A. (Dkt. 70) and Plaintiff Nova Casualty Company's Motion for Summary Judgment against Defendants Robert Santa Lucia and Quintairos, Prieto, Wood, Boyer, P.A. (Dkt. 71) are GRANTED in part and DENIED in part as stated above.

3. Defendants Robert Santa Lucia and Santa Lucia Thomas's Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. 73) and Defendants Robert Santa Lucia and Quintairos, Prieto, Wood, Boyer, P.A.'s Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. 75) are DENIED.

DONE and ORDERED in Tampa, Florida on October 12, 2010.