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`No.:
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`003655/2012
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`Honorable
`
`Jerry
`
`Garguilo
`
`DEFENDANT
`[PROPOSED]
`
`LIBERTY'S
`ORDER ON NOTICE
`
`SUPREME
`OF THE STATE
`COURT
`OF SUFFOLK
`COUNTY
`-------------------------------------X
`
`OF NEW YORK
`
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`:
`:
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`..
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`. :
`
`JOHN
`
`R. RICONDA
`
`Plaintiff,
`
`vs.
`
`LIBERTY
`
`INSURANCE
`
`UNDERWRITERS,
`
`INC.
`
`Defendant.
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`The Court,
`
`having
`
`reviewed
`
`the motions
`
`in limine
`
`filed
`
`the
`
`parties
`
`and
`
`related
`
`pretrial
`
`by
`
`submissions,
`
`and
`
`following
`
`oral
`
`argument
`
`conducted
`
`on March
`
`14, 2018,
`
`it
`
`is hereby:
`
`ORDERED
`
`that
`
`Liberty's
`
`motion
`
`in
`
`limine
`
`for
`
`an
`
`order
`
`striking
`
`Riconda's
`
`motions
`
`in
`
`limine
`
`on the
`
`grounds
`
`that
`
`they
`
`were
`
`filed
`
`in letter
`
`form
`
`(Motion
`
`Seq.
`
`013)
`
`is denied;
`
`ORDERED
`
`that
`
`Liberty's
`
`motion
`
`in
`
`limine,
`
`or
`
`alternatively,
`
`for
`
`partial
`
`summary
`
`judgment
`
`Riconda's
`
`of
`
`bad
`
`claim
`
`(Motion
`
`dismissing
`
`post-note
`
`issue
`
`faith
`
`Seq.
`
`010)
`
`is granted
`
`as
`
`to
`
`bad
`
`faith
`
`and
`
`punitive
`
`damages
`
`and
`
`reserved
`
`as to
`
`consequential
`
`damages
`
`for
`
`breach
`
`of
`
`contract;
`
`ORDERED
`
`that
`
`Riconda's
`
`letter
`
`motion
`
`in limine
`
`for
`
`an order
`
`precluding
`
`Liberty
`
`from
`
`referring
`
`to the monetary
`
`policy
`
`limit
`
`(Dkt.
`
`No.
`
`298)
`
`is denied;
`
`ORDERED
`
`that
`
`Riconda's
`
`letter
`
`motion
`
`in limine
`
`for
`
`an order
`
`precluding
`
`Liberty
`
`from
`
`challenging
`
`damages
`
`and
`
`referring
`
`to
`
`alleged
`
`"collusion"
`
`between
`
`Riconda
`
`and
`
`Mr.
`
`Ed
`
`Cummings
`
`(Dkt.
`
`No.
`
`296)
`
`is denied;
`
`ORDERED
`
`that
`
`Liberty's
`
`motion
`
`in limine
`
`for
`
`an order
`
`precluding
`
`Riconda's
`
`recovery
`
`of
`
`$1,872,602
`
`in damages
`
`at
`
`trial
`
`(Motion
`
`Seq.
`
`011)
`
`is reserved;
`
`¹1654083vl
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`1
`
`
`
`ORDERED
`
`that
`
`Liberty's
`
`motion
`
`in
`
`limine
`
`for
`
`a special
`
`verdict
`
`form
`
`supported
`
`by
`
`written
`
`interrogatories
`
`(Motion
`
`Seq.
`
`012)
`
`is reserved;
`
`ORDERED
`
`that
`
`Riconda's
`
`letter
`
`motion
`
`in
`
`limine
`
`for
`
`an order
`
`precluding
`
`Liberty
`
`from
`
`mentioning
`
`the
`
`lawsuit
`
`captioned
`
`Ghio,
`
`et al.
`
`v. Pendergast,
`
`et al., No.
`
`HHD-CV15-6058382-S
`
`(Dkt.
`
`No.
`
`297)
`
`is granted;
`
`ORDERED
`
`that
`
`Riconda's
`
`letter
`
`motion
`
`in limine
`
`for
`
`an order
`
`precluding
`
`Liberty
`
`from
`
`introducing
`
`evidence
`
`of
`
`any
`
`of
`
`the
`
`reasons
`
`for
`
`denying
`
`coverage
`
`not
`
`stated
`
`in
`
`Liberty's
`
`first
`
`declination
`
`letter
`
`(Dkt.
`
`No.
`
`299)
`
`is denied.
`
`IT IS SO ORDERED
`
`Dated:
`
`March
`_,
`New York,
`
`2018
`New York
`
`GERRY
`SUFFOLK
`JUSTICE
`
`GARGUILO
`COUNTY
`
`SUPREME
`
`COURT
`
`¹1654083vl
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`2
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`