Case Law Federal Ins. Co. v. Richard I. Rubin & Co., Inc.

Federal Ins. Co. v. Richard I. Rubin & Co., Inc.

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Page 1270

12 F.3d 1270

62 USLW 2425

FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Subrogee of Mutual Group, Ltd.,

N.R.G. America Holding Company d/b/a Philadelphia

Reinsurance Company, N.R.G. American Holding Company d/b/a

N.R.G. American Life, Wertheim Schroder & Co., Inc., Paine

Webber Group, Inc., Goldman Sachs & Company, Scudder,

Stevens & Clark, Inc., Pitcairn Private Bank, the Palmieri

Company, 1838 Investment Advisors, Eastern Telelogic, Mark

Goldman, as Executor of the Estate of Herbert Goldman,

Joseph Fillmore, Paul Marino, William Wall, Edward F.

Mannino, Patricia J. Myers, Lewis Cohen, Jay Alchin, Mary

Kenney, Richard Atcavage; Vigilant Insurance Company,

Subrogee of Edward F. Mannino & Associates, P.C., Bernard

Heinzen, Philip Leicht, George Hundt, Joseph L. Pyle, Julian

A. Brodsky, John Davison, Jr., Paul M. Yeakel; Sun

Insurance Office, Ltd., Subrogee of George M. Ross, Timothy

Sennatt, Robert Allen, Thaddeus R. Shelly, III, Clarence A.

McGowan, Jr., Fielding Lamason, Glenn Partridge, William

Thorkelson, III, William McCoy, George Hawke, Kathleen

MacGregor, Brian Gibbons, Michael Satzburg; the Continental

Corporation, Subrogee of Bazelon & Less, Gregory Alexander,

Esquire, Robert McLean, Sharon McGeehan and Dennis Dean;

Aetna Life and Casualty Insurance Company, Subrogee of

Prudential Insurance Company; Pennsylvania Manufacturers'

Association, Subrogee of M. Kowalchik and Associates; West

American Insurance Company, Subrogee of Elliott, Bray &

Riley, P.C.; Royal Insurance Company, Subrogee of Meridian

Bancorp, Inc., Pegalis & Wachsman, P.C., Donald Goldberg,

Esquire, the Royal Bank of Pennsylvania; USF & G

Corporation, Subrogee of John Gerard Devlin, Esquire;

American Home Assurance Company, Subrogee of Barnes & Noble

Bookstores, Inc. d/b/a B. Dalton Bookstore, Barnes & Noble

Bookstores, Inc. d/b/a Barnes & Noble Book Store; National

Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,

Subrogee of Prudential Insurance Company; Allianz

International Insurance Company, Ltd., Subrogee of Goldman

Sachs & Company; Underwriters at Lloyd's of London,

Subrogee of Prudential Insurance Company; One World Trade

Center; Sun Insurance Company, Subrogee of U.S. Life

Corporation; Marine Indemnity Insurance Company, Subrogee

of U.S. Life Corporation v. RICHARD I. RUBIN & CO., INC.; E/R Associates; Equitable

Life Assurance Society of the United States; USA One

Associates; USA One B.V.; USA Two B.V.; Rodin Investment

Administration Company; Algemeen Burgerlijk Pensioenfonds;

USA Holdings B.V.; Equitable Real Estate Investment

Management, Inc.; Jones Lange Wootton USA; Pan American

Office Investments, Inc.; Balis & Co., Inc.; Marsh &

McLennan Companies, Inc.; Nason and Cullen, Inc.;

American Building Maintenance Company of New York; Penn

Sprinkler Company, Inc.; Delmont Fire Protection Service,

Inc.; National Guardian Security Services Corporation; M &

M Equipment Company; Joseph F.X. Griffin; Giacomini,

S.P.A.; Sheward Henderson Associates; Beer Associates;

Buten, M. & Sons, Inc., T/A "Buten the Paint and Paper People" v. HALPRIN SUPPLY COMPANY, INC.; Sierra Fire Equipment Co.;

Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.; Premier Industrial

Corporation; Task Force Tips, Inc.; Maris Equipment

Company; the Energy Consortium, Inc.; Honeywell, Inc.;

Pyrotrol Systems, Inc., Division of Potter Electric Signal

Company; Webster Automation Systems, Inc.; John Ashe

Associates, Inc.; H.B. Frazer and Co., Inc.; MMR/Foley

Division of Matthews-McCracken-Rutland Corp., Third-Party

Defendants.

USA Holding BV and Algemeen Burgerlijk Pensioenfonds,

Appellants in No. 93-1157.

In re ONE MERIDIAN PLAZA FIRE LITIGATION. Eight Cases.

John M. CORCORAN; and C.W.D. Enterprises Ltd., d/b/a Chris'

Cafe and Bar; Ejay Travel, Inc., Plaintiffs for

Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. RICHARD I. RUBIN & CO., INC.; E/R Associates, t/a One

Meridian Plaza; Equitable Life Assurance Society of the

United States; USA One Associates; USA One B.V.; USA Two

B.V.; Pan American Office Investments, Inc.; Rodin

Investment Administration Company; Algemeen Burgerlijk

Pensioenfonds; Equitable Real Estate Investment Management,

Inc.; Aetna Casualty & Surety Company; Aetna Life

Insurance Company; Jones Lange Wootton USA; Balis & Co.;

Penn Sprinkler Company, Inc.; Delmont Fire Protection

Service, Inc.; American Building Maintenance Company;

National Guardian Security Services, Corp.; Joseph F.X.

Griffin, Third-Party Plaintiffs, v. HALPRIN SUPPLY COMPANY, INC.; Sierra Fire Equipment Co.,

Rubinetterie A. Giacomini S.P.A.; Underwriters

Laboratories, Inc.; Premier Industrial Corporation, t/a

Akron Brass Company; Task Force Tips, Inc.; Maris

Equipment Company; the Energy Consortium, Inc.; Honeywell,

Inc.; Pyrotrol Systems Inc., Division of Potter Electric

Signal Company; Webster Automation Systems, Inc.; John

Ashe Associates, Inc.; H.B. Frazer and Co., Inc.; Nason &

Cullen, Inc.; Sheward Henderson; MMR/Foley Division of

Matthews-McCracken-Rutland Corp.; Morris-Rospond

Associates, Inc., a/k/a Morris Rospond Group and/or the

Energy Consortium, Inc.; M & M Equipment Company; Tabor

Acoustical, Inc.; Oreland Sheetmetal, Inc., Third-Party Defendants.

Algemeen Burgerlijk Pensioenfonds, Appellant in No. 93-1474.

ELLIOTT & BRAY, P.C.; Nancy Dembowski; Virginia L. Grandy;

T. Sean Crumlish; Constitution Bancorp., N.A., Plaintiffs, for Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. RICHARD I. RUBIN & CO., INC.; E/R Associates, t/a One

Meridian Plaza; the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the

United States; USA One Associates; USA One B.V.; USA Two

B.V.; Pan American Office Investments, Inc.; Rodin

Investment Administration Company; Algemeen Burgerlijk

Pensioenfonds; Equitable Real Estate Investment Management,

Inc.; Aetna Casualty & Surety Company; Aetna Life

Insurance Company; Jones Lange Wootton USA; Balis &

Co.; Penn Sprinkler Company, Inc.; Elmont Fire Protection

Service, Inc.; John Does # 1 Through # 77, (Defendants

whose identities are currently unknown to Plaintiffs).

Algemeen Burgerlijk Pensioenfonds, Appellant in No. 93-1475.

Louis J. BOUNDONNA; Robert Allen, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. The EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF the UNITED STATES;

E/R Associates, t/a One Meridian Plaza; Algemeen

Burgerlijk Pensioenfonds; Penn

Sprinkler Company, Inc.;

Richard I. Rubin & Co., Inc.

Algemeen Burgerlijk Pensioenfonds, Appellant in No. 93-1476.

LEGXPRESS, INC.; Pennsylvania Square Corp. v. The EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF the UNITED STATES;

E/R Associates, t/a One Meridian Plaza; Algemeen

Burgerlijk Pensioenfonds; Richard I. Rubin & Co., Inc.

Algemeen Burgerlijk Pensioenfonds, Appellant in No. 93-1477 REGENT INC. OF 15TH STREET d/b/a Giorgio Brutini, on Behalf of Itself and All Others Similarly Situated* v. The EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF the UNITED STATES E/R Associates, t/a One Meridian Plaza; Algemeen Burgerlijk Pensioenfonds; Penn Sprinkler Company, Inc. Richard I. Rubin & Co., Inc.

Algemeen Burgerlijk Pensioenfonds, Appellant in No. 93-1478.

Anthony VINCIGUERRA, t/a 2 Mellon Bank Center Barber

Services and Styling; Sunshine Personnel, Inc.;

Royal Bank of Pennsylvania, for Itself and for All Others Similarly Situated v. RICHARD I. RUBIN & CO., INC.; E/R Associates, t/a One

Meridian Plaza; the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the

United States; USA One Associates; USA One B.V.; USA Two

B.V.; Pan American Office Investments, Inc.; Rodin

Investment Administration Company; Algemeen Burgerlijk

Pensioenfonds; Equitable Real Estate Investment Management,

Inc.; Aetna Casualty & Surety Company; Aetna Life

Insurance Company; Jones Lange Wootton USA; Balis & Co.;

Penn Sprinkler Company, Inc.; Delmont Fire Protection

Service, Inc.; John Does # 1 Through # 77.

Algemeen Burgerlijk Pensioenfonds, Appellant in No. 93-1479.

Robert J. ATLEE; Triumphe Financial Services, for

Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. RICHARD I. RUBIN & CO., INC.; E/R Associates, t/a One

Meridian Plaza; the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the

United States; USA One Associates; USA One B.V.; USA Two

B.V.; Pan American Office Investments, Inc.; Rodin

Investment Administration Company; Algemeen Burgerlijk

Pensioenfonds; Equitable Real Estate Investment Management,

Inc.; Aetna Casualty & Surety Company; Aetna Life

Insurance Company; Jones Lange Wootton USA; Balis & Co.;

Penn Sprinkler Company; Delmont Fire Protection Service,

Inc.; John Does # 1 Through # 77.

Algemeen Burgerlijk Pensioenfonds, Appellant in No. 93-1480.

Jeffrey BERMAN v. E/R ASSOCIATES, t/a One Meridian Plaza; Richard I. Rubin & Co., Inc.;

Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States; Rodin Enterprises;

Pan American Office Investments, Inc.; Rodin Investment

Administration Company; Algemeen Burgerlijk Pensioenfonds;

Equitable Real Estate Investment Management, Inc.; Aetna

Casualty & Surety Company; Aetna Life Insurance Company;

Jones Lange Wootton USA; Balis & Co.; Penn Sprinkler

Company, Inc.; Delmont Fire Protection Service, Inc.

Algemeen Burgerlijk Pensioenfonds, Appellant in No. 93-1481.

Mary Y. HOLCOMBE, in her own right and as Administratrix of

the Estate of David P. Holcombe, Deceased v. RICHARD I. RUBIN & CO., INC.; E/R Associates, t/a One

Meridian Plaza; Equitable Life Assurance Society of the

United States; Algemeen Burgerlijk Pensioenfonds; Penn

Sprinkler Company, Inc.; Delmont Fire Protection Service,

Inc.; Balis and Co., Inc.; USA One Associates; USA One

B.V.; USA Two B.V.; Rodin Investment Administration

Company; Equitable Real Estate Investment Management;

Jones Lange Wootton USA; Pan American Office Investments,

Inc.; American Building Maintenance Company; National

Guardian Security Systems; Joseph F.X. Griffin; M & M

Equipment Company v. HALPRIN SUPPLY COMPANY, INC.; Sierra Fire Equipment Co.;

Rubinetterie A. Giacomini S.P.A.; Underwriters

Laboratories, Inc.; Premier Industrial Corporation, t/a

Akron Brass Company; Task Force Tips, Inc.; Maris

Equipment Company, Division...

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