tyco international, ltd. et al v. scaffolding rental and erection services, llc et al complaint

8/7/2019 TYCO INTERNATIONAL, LTD. et al v. SCAFFOLDING RENTAL AND ERECTION SERVICES, LLC et al Complaint

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CNIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ASSUMPTION

STATE OF LOUISIANA

NO. --".131-,--'1'i,-1--,---t_

TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD., ANDAMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE COMPAl'!Y

versus

SCAFFOLDING RENTAL AND ERECTION SERVICES, LL C AND

ACE AMERICAN INSURANCEC O ~ &

JFILED:APR -82009 .

~ c : f P l . f r e -. DEP CLERK

PETITION FOR SUBROGATION

TYCO International Ltd., appears herein th rough uodersigned couose1, and represents

it is a foreign company licensed to do and doing business in the State of Louisiana and

respectfully avers as follows:

American Home Assurance Company, appears herein through undersigned counsel,

and represents it is a foreign insurance company licensed to do and doing business in the

State of Louisiana and respectfully avers as follows:

r.

Made defendants herein are:

A. Scaffolding Rental and Erection Services, LLC, a Louisiana companyauthorized to do business in the State of Louisiana; and

B. ACE American Insurance Company, a foreign insurance company authorizedto do business in the State of Louisiana,

II.

At all times pertinent herein, ACE American Insurance Company is believed to have

insured Scaffolding Rental and Er ection Services, LLC.

i l l .

On or about April 9, 2008, Anthony Heims sustained injuries when descending an

improperly constructed scaffold, which was so constructed by Scaffolding Rental and

Erection Bervices, LLC, and that scaffold came apart, causing Heims to fall and sustain

injuries within the course and scope ofhls employment with TYCO International Ltd.

A


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A. That a copy of this Petition be served upon defendants, Scaffolding Rental and

Erection Services, l lC , and its insurer, ACE American InstU"ance Company. and that

they be required to appear and answer the matters aforesaid;

B. After all due proceedings are had, there be a judgment in favor of petitioners, TYCO

International Ltd. American Home Assurance Company, and against defendants,

Scaffolding Rental and Erection Services, LLC, and its insurer, ACE American

Insurance Company,jointly, severally and in solido, for the full amount of any and all

sums paid by petitioner to or on behalf of Anthony Heims injuries resulting from the

aforesaid accident, together with judicial interest, attorney's fees and any and all costs

incurred in this litigation; and

C. That petitioners, TYCO International Ltd. and American Home Assurance Company,

be granted any and all equitable relief to which they may be entitled and to which this

Honorable Court may be competent to grant.

BY:

Respectfully subntitted,

JUGE, NAPOLITANO, GUILBEAU, RULI,

FRlEMAN & WHITELEY

j IN)IU til.~ I A . ( . JEANNE MARIE BOURQUE 26607

3320 W. Esplanade Avenue NorthMetairie, Louisiana 70002Telephone: (504) 831-7270Facsimile: (504) 831-7284

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that a copyof

the above and foregoing pleading hasbeen served upon all counsel of record by placing sarne in the United StatesMail, postage prepaid, this 6" day of April, 2009.

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bo-J - - - .JEANNE MARIE BOURQUE

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Case 2:11-cv-00068-EEF-KWR Document 1-2 Filed 01/13/11 Page 4 of 29j _.lSTATE OF LOmSIANASECRETARY OF STATE

ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYATTN: SAVERIO M. ROCCA, ESQUIRE436 WALNUT STREETPHILADELPHIA, PA 19106

SUIT NO: 3157423RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURTPARISH OF ASSUMPTION

TYCO INTERNATIONAL, LTD., ET ALva

4 / 2 3 / 0 9

LEGAL SERVICES SECTION

P.O. BOX 94125 , BATON ROUGE, LA 7G8G4-9125

(225) 922_0115

SCAFFOLDING RENTAL & ERECTION SERVICES, LLC ET AL

Dear Sir/Madam:

I am enc los ing c i t a t i o n served in r ega rd to th e above e n t i t l e d proceeding.P l ea se c a l l th e a t to rney t h a t f i l e d t h i s document i f yo u have any qu es t i o nsr ega rd ing t h i s proceeding. I f yo u r e ce ive d t h i s document i n e r r o r , p leaser e t u r n i t to th e above a d d r e s s with a l e t t e r of exp lana t ion .

S e r v e d on : JAY DARDENNES e r v e d by : J BROWN

Yours very t r u l y,

JAY DARDENNEs e c r e t a r y of S t a t e

Date: 4/22/09 a t 3:00 PMT i t l e : DEPUTY SHERIFF

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IN

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Number77036

Date4 / 0 6 / 0 9

P a i d ByJUGE, NAPOLITANO

Amount25.00

NO. 718747

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TYCO INTERNATI ONAL, LTD" ET AL

SCAFFOLDING'RENTAL & ERECTION. SI%RVICES, LLC, ETAL .

TO: ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYthrough the HON. JAY DARDENNESECRETARY OF STATEBATON ROUGE, LA 70809

You have been suedfor PE111'ION FOR SUBROGATION

SERVED ONJAY DARDENNE

APR222009SECRETARY OF STATE

COMMERCIAL DlII/S/ON

Attached to this citation is a certified copy a/the petition. The petition tells you what you are being sued/or.

You must either. do what the pelition asks or, within fifteen (J 5) days after you have received these documents,you mustftle an anSwer or other legal pleadings in the office of the Clerk of this Court at the Courthouse,4809Hwy, J, Napoleonville, Louisiana, or mail to P.O. Drawer 249, Napoleonville, La. 70390,

'I fyou do n ~ t do what the petition aski, or ifyou do not file an answer or legal pleading wilhinftfleen (J5) daysafter you receive these documents, a judgment may be rendered against you withoutfurther notice to you.

WITNESS theHonorable Judges of our said Court on thiS, the 8TH day of APRIL, 2009.

Service Information

! Received on the _ _ _ day of ' 20 _ _ and on the _ _ _ _ day of.

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_ _ served the above named party as follows:

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Personal Service on the party hereinn a m e d - , - ; - - ; - - c _ - ; - _ - - . , - : - : ; - - - ; - : - : c , - - : Domiciliary Service on the party herein named by leaving the same at his/her domicile in the parish in the

hands of . a person apparently over the age a/seventeenyears, living and residing in said domicile and whose name and other facts connected with this service, Ilearned by iflterroga.ling the said person, said party herein being absent from hislher residence at the time ofsaid service.

Returned:Parish of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ this_' _ - , - _ d a y of

Service

Mileage

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CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ASSUMPTION

NO. . 'jJ;51tfSTATE OF LOUISIANA

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FILED:

TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD., ANDAMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE COMPANY

versus

SCAFFOLDING RENTAL AND ERECTION SERVICES, LL C ANDACE AMERICAN INSURANCE

C O M P ~ , I .

~ APR -8 2009 ~ bf./ cJ,Ai! Cl .DEPUTY CLERKREOUEST FOR WRITTEN NOTICE

As provided by Article 1572 of the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure, TYCO

International Ltd. and American Home Assurance Company, hereby request that written

notice be provided of any date this matter is set for trial or conference or of nny date of

hearings of any pleadings or motions. at least ten (10) days in advance of said dates.

In addition, pursuant to Articles 1913 and 1914 of the Louisiana Code of Civil

Procedure, TYCO International Ltd. and American Home Assurance Company request that

written notice be provided of the signing of any final judgment or the rendition of any

interlocutory order or judgment in the above numbered and entitled cause.

Respectfully submitted,

WGE, NAPOLITANO, GUILBEAU, RULI,FRIEMAN & WHITELEY

BY:

~ M e M ~ l U : d - f f l ~ . ~ ; g , : " " ' - - -E MARIE BOURQUE 2663320 W. Esplanade Avenue North

Metairie, Louisiana 70002Telephone: (504) 831-7270Facsimile: (504) 831-7284

CERTIPICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that a copy of the above and foregoing pleading hasbeen served upon all counsel of record by placing same in the United StatesMail, postage prepaid, this 61l>day of April,

2 0 ~ aJtfI IlL '01 . tJ.f'71'V\

~ JEANNE MARIE BOURQUE~

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T Y C O I N T E R N AT I O N A L , LT D . an dA M E R I C A N H O M E A S S U R A N C EC O M PA N Y

V E R S U S

S C A F F O L D I N G R E N TA L A N D

* 2 3 = J U D I C I A L D I S T R I C T C O U RT**** D O C K E T NO.: 31,574** A S S U M P T I O N PA R I S H , L O U I S I A N A

E R E C T I O N SERVICES , L L C a n d A C E *A M E R I C A N I N S U R A NC E C O M PA N Y *

R E O U E S T F O R N O T I C E O F D AT E O F T R I A L , E T C .

T O T H E CLERI


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C E RT I F I C AT E O F S E RV I C E

I HEREBY CERTIFY that a copy o f th e foregoing ha s this date been served all counsel 0

record in this proceeding by :

( ) Hand Delivery ( -.r ) Prepaid U's . Mai l( ) Facsimile ( ) Prepaid U.S. Certified Mail Return Receipt Requested

( ) Electronic J\1ail ( ) Federal Express

Lafayette, Louisiana, this 1 1 T H da y o f M a y, 2009

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T Y C O I N T E R N AT I O N A L , LTD. an dA M E R I C A N H O M E A S S U R A N C EC O M PA N Y

VERSUS

S C A F F O L D IN G R E N TA L ANDE R E C T I O N SERVICES, L L C a n d A C E

* . 2 3 = J U D I C I A L DISTRICT C O U RT**** D O C K E T NO.: 31,574** ASSUMPTION PAR I SH , LO UIS I ANA*

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5.

T he a l lega t ions o f paragraph 5 do not requi re a response frain Defendant . To the ex tent a

response isr e q u i r e d ~

th e allegations are denied fo r lack o f sufficient infonllation to justify a

bel ief therein.

6.

Th e allegations o f paragraph 6 ar e denied, and Defendants delnand strict p ro o f o f al l

damages .

7.

T he allegations o f paragraph 7 do no t require a response from Defendant. To the extent a

response is required, th e allegations ar e denied fo r lack o f sufficient infolTIlation to justifY a

bel ief therein.

8.

T he allegations o f paragraph 8 are denied, a nd Defendants d e m a n d strict p r o o f o f al l

damages .

9.

The allegations o f paragraph 9 do no t requi re a response froin Defendant . T o th.e extent a

response is required, the a l lega t ions are denied for lack o f suff ic ien t informat ion to justifY a

bel ief there in .

10 .

A N D F U RT H E R A N S W E R I N G , Defendants , S C A F F O L D I N G R E N TA L A N D E R E C T I O N

S E RV I C E S , L L C , an d A C E A M E R I C A N I N S U R A N C E C O M PA N Y, expressly reserve the r ight

to plead such af i innat ive defenses as further inves t iga t ion an d discovery may warran t , such defenses

to perhaps inc lude b ut no t b e l i lnited to P la in t i ff s ' ow n cOlTlparative negligence o r fault , said fault

or negligence operating as a cOIllplete ba r o r in diI11inution o f any recovery to which Plaintiffs n1ight

othervvise be entit led.

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Defendants deny any l iabili ty, b ut on the contrary, aver tha t the inc ident and resu l t ing

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darnages o f Plaintiff 's , i f any, w e r e caused b y th e fault; negligence, w a n t o f du e care , or o ther l ega l

fau l t o f pa r "ties, n a m e d or unnamed, for whose ac t ions Defendants a re not respons ib le , \vh ich luus t

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be quantified an d legally allocated accordingly, specifically including but not l imited to th e

negligence o f Anthony Hehns, in th ef o l l o w i ~ g

non-exclusive particulars:

a. Being inattentive to hi s physical surroundings;

b. Failing to ac t ""ith reasonable an d proper care under th e cirCUnlstances;

c. Acting carelessly an d recklessly wIder th e circmllstances;

d. Failing to se e that which he should have seen;

e. In general , in fai l ing to do """hat h e could have done and shou ld have done to avoidth e incident; and

f. A ny and all other acts o f negligence which D'lay be proven through discovery or atrial o f this m a t t yr .

WHEREFO RE, premises considered, S C A F F O L D I N G R E N TA L AN D E R E C T I O N

SERVICES, L L C , a n d A C E A M E R I C A N I N S U R A N C E C O M PA N Y pray that this Answer

to Plaintiffs' Petition be deelned good an d sufficient an d that th e delnands o f Plaintiffs be

dismissed at their cost.

A N D FO R ALL G E N E R A L A N D EQUITABLE RELIEF, ETC.

Respectfully Submitted,

PREIS & R OYA Professional L aw Corporation

BY :

~ ~ L:LANE:ffy (#11513)AL YSE RlCHARD (#31936)10 2 Versailles Blvd., Ste. 40 0Post Office Drawer 94-CLafayette, LA 70509Tel: (337) 237-6062Fax: (337) 237-9129Email: [email protected]

[email protected].

C O U N S E L F O R : Scaffold ing Rental andErection Services, LLC, an d A ce AmericanI n s u r a n c e C o n t p a n y

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

record in this proceeding by :

( ) Hand Delivery ( ,[ ) Prepaid U.S. Mail

( ) Facsimile ( ) Prepaid U.S. Certified Mail Return Receipt Requested

( ) Electronic Mail ( ) Federal E x p r e s s

Lafayette> Louisiana> this 5"' da y o fJ u n e ~ ~ 0 0 9

#1557503ALYSE HARD

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T Y L : O I N T E R N AT I O N A L LT D . , A N D *A M E R I C A N H O M E A S S U R A N C E *C O M PA N Y *

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S C A F F O L D I N G R E N TA L A N D *E R E C T I O N S E RV I C E S , L L C A N D A C E *

A M E R I C A N I N S U R A N C E C O M PA N Y * S TAT E O F LOUISIAN A*****************************************************************************

M O T I O N AN D O R D E R F O R L E AV E T O F I L E F I R S T A M E N D E DPETITION F O R S U B R O G AT I O N

N O W INTO COURT, th rough unders igned counse l , come plaintiffs, th e T Y C O

I N T E R N AT I O N A L LT D . A N D A M E R I C A N H O M E A S S U R A N C E C O M PA N Y, w ho

moves this Honorable Cour t for leave o f cour t to file the Fi rs t An1.ended Petition for Subrogation.

This is th e plaintiffs ' f irst reques t fo r leave to an1.end th e Pet i t ion for Subrogation and no par ty

wil l be prejudiced by this request.

W H E R E F O R E , plaintiffs, the T Y C O I N T E R N AT I O N A L LTD. , A N D A M E R I C A N

H O M E ASSURANCE C OMPANY, hereby respectfully pray tha t th is Honorable Court grant

leave o f cour t to al low them to file the Fi rs t Amended Pet i t ion for Subrogat ion in this matter.

Respectfully submitted:

L AW OFFICE OFJ E A N N E M . B O U R Q U E

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T Y C O INTERNATIONAL LTD. , AN D *'AMERICAN H O M E AS SURAN CE *C O M PA N Y *

VS **

S C A F F O L D I N G R E N TA L AND *E R E C T I O N SERVICES, L L C AN D ACE*

AMERIC AN INSURANCE COMPANY *

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23 RD JUDICIAL DI , : rm;CI COURTT : ; i f - ' ; ~ ~

. F I L E D sap '" f A.nnelt:te

~ o iF t DY. CLERK OF COURTA.SSUMPTiON PARiSH, LA

D O C K E T #31574, DIV. D . , I)ninDATE

O C : r - - ,ASSUMPTION PA RISH, LOUISIANA

S TAT E O F LOUISIANA******************************************************************************

O R D E R

CONSIDERING THE FOREGOING Motion for Leave to file the First Amended Pet i t ion

for Subrogation;

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiffs, T Y C O INTERNATIONAL LTD. , AND

AMERICAN H O M E ASS URANCE C O M PA N Y be allowed to file the First Amended

Petition for Subrogationi ~

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with al l other amounts which may be paid by TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD. ,

AND/OR AMERICAN I-lOME ASSURANCE COMPANY in the future;

B. That a copy o f th is Amended Petition fo r Subrogation be served upon ANTH ONY

HEIMS, through hi s Attorney, Marc Kutner, an d he be required to appear and answer

th e ll1atters aforesaid;

C. After al l due proceedings are had, there be judgment in favor o f Petitioners, T Y C O

INTERNATIONAL LTD. , AND AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE COMPANY,

and against Defendants, ANTHONY HEIMS, SCAFFOLDING RENTAL AN D

ERECTION SERVICES, LLC, an d i ts insurer, ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE

COMPANY, jo in t ly, severally an d in solido, for th e full amount o f an y an d al l sums

paid by Petitioners to or on behalf o f ANTHONY HEIMS, as a result o f injuries

resulting from th e aforesaid accident, together with judicial interest, attorney's fees

,and an y an d al l cos ts incurred in this litigation; an d

D. That Petitioners, T Y C O INTERNATIONAL LTD. , AND AMERIC AN HOME

ASSURANCE C O M PA N Y, be granted an y an d al l equitable relief to which they m ay

be entitled an d to which this Honorable Cour t may be competent to grant.

S E RV I C E INSTRUCTIONS:Anthony I-feimsThrough hi s Attorney,

Mr . Marc E. KutnerS PA G N O L E T T I & CO40 1 Louisrana Street, Stl. FloorHouston, TX 77002

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Respectfully submitted:

LAW OFFICE OFJEANNE M. BOU RQ UE

~ M - v l M y Y l . JEANNE M. BOU RQ UE (#26607) ( l ~ 1106 Coolidge Blvd, Suite ALafayette, La . 70503Ph : (337) 704-2094Fax: (337) 408-3572Attorney for T Y C OINTERNATIONAL LTD." AN DA M E R I C A N H O M EA S S U R A N C E C O M PA N Y

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SCAFFOLDING RENTAL AND ERECTIONSERVICES, LL C A ND ACE AMERICANINSURANCE COMPANYThrough their Attorney,L. Lane RoyPREIS & RO Y10 2 Versailles Blvd., Suite 40 0Lafayette, LA 70509

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T Y C O I N T E R N AT I O N A L , LT D . , E T A L

Versus

S C A F F O L D I N G R E N TA L & E R E C T I O NS E RV I C E S , L L C , E T A L

CO!!se: 0 3 I 5 7 4Divis io l l : D23 rd Judicia l Dis t r ic t COllrtParish o f AssumptionState o f Louis iana

TO : SCAFFOLDING RENTAL & ERECTION SERVICES, L L C A N D A C E A M E R I C A N I N S U R A N C E CO.T H R O U G H THEIR COUNSEL OF RECORD: L. L A N E ROY, P R E I S & R O Y102 VERSAILLES BLVD. , SUITE 40 0LAFAYETTE, LA 70509

; Yo u have been sued fo r A N S W E R AND C R O S S C L A I M

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Attached to this citation is a certified copy o f th e petitiOn. Th e pet i t ion tells you what you are being suedfor.

Yo u must either do what th e petition asks or, within f i f teen (15) days after yo u have rece ived these documents,yo u must file an answer or other legal pleadings in the office o f th e Clerk o f this Cour t a t the Courthouse, 4809Hwy. 1, Napoleonville, Louisiana, or mail to P. O. Drawer 249, Napoleonville, La. 70390.

l f y o u do n ot do w h a t th e pet i t ion asks, or i f yo u do notf i le an answer or legal pleading within fifteen (15) daysafter yo u receive these documents, ajudgment may be rendered agains t yo u without further notice to you.

WITNESS th e Honorable Judges o f ou r sa id Court on this, th e 9 T H da y o f D E C E M B E R ,2010.

l s I A n n e t t e J o s e p h

Deputy Clerk o f Court

Service Informat ion

Received on th e da y o f , 20 __ _ and on th e _ _ _ _ _ da y o f_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ -_-_-_-_-_-_--=, 20 _ _ served th e above n a m e d pa r ty as fo l lows:

Personal Service on the par ty herein named- 0 7 ~ - - - , - - _ _ o - - - - ~ _ : _ _ ; ; _ - _ . , _ - : _ : _ , _ _Domici l ia ry Service on the party herein named by leaving the same a t his/her domicile in th e parish in th e

hands o f . a person apparently over the ag e o f seventeenyears, l iving an d residing in sa id domicile an d whose name and other facts connected with this service, Ilearned by interrogating the said person, sa id par ty herein being absent f ronl his/her residence a t the time o fsa id service.

Returned:Par ish o f

Service

Mileage

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this _ _ _ _ da y o f _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _~ ,

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TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD. , AND " 23 RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT CO URTA M E R I C A N H O M E ASSURANCE W.C O M PA N Y \) e ' l " ' . .,.... . I t ..

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A M E R I C A N I N S U R A N C E C O M PA N Y * S TAT E O F L O U I S I A N A

A N S W E R A N D C R O S S - C L A I M

T O TH E H O N O R A B L E 2 3 R D JUDICIAL DISTRICT C O U RT, S I T T I N G I N A N D F O R T H E

PARISH OF A S S U M P T I O N , S TAT E O F L O U I S I A N A :

N O W INTO COURT, through undersigned counsel, comes A N T H O N Y H E I M S ,

Defendant, w ho appears herein to file responsive pleadings to th e First Amended Petit ion fo r

Subrogation, to-wit:

A N S W E R

1. T he allegations contained in Paragraph L C. o f the First Amended Petit ion for

Subrogation ar e denied as to the allegation that A N T H O N Y H E W S is a resident o f Assumpt ion

Parish. Otherwise. th e allegations o f said paragraph are admitted.

2. T h e allegation contained in paragraph VIII o f the First Aluend ed Peti t ion for

Subrogat ion , tha t T Y C O INTERNATIONAL LTD. , and AMERICAN H O M E A S S U R A N C E

C O M PA N Y are subrogated legally an d contractually to the rights o f solidary obligor A N T H O N Y

H E l M S to the extent of th e amounts paid by A M E R I C A N H O M E A S S U R A N C E C O M PA N Y to

andlor on behal f o f A N T H O N Y HEIMS, an d to th e extent o f an y addi t ional amounts which they. Zr;

~ : ~ m ay be presently obligated to payor might in th e future be obligated to pay isa d m i t t r e . 4 ~ _ : ~ ~

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Otherwise the allegations o f said paragraph are denied.., ..

C R O S S - C L A I M

N O W INTO COURT, through undersigned counsel, comes A N T H O N Y FiErM's,~

Plaintiff. w ho represents that he is a resident cit izen o f Ascens ion Parish. Louisiana. and appears

here in to file this Cross-Claim against Defendants S C A F F O L D I N G R E N TA L A N D E R E C T I O N

SERVICES, LLC and ACE A M E R I C A N I N S U R A N C E C O M PA N Y p u r s u an t to Louis iana

Code o f Civi l Procedure Ar t ic le 1071, to-wit:

1. M a d e Defendants herein are S C A F F O L D I N G R E N TA L A N D E R E C T I O N

SERVICES. LLC. a Louisiana company authorized to do business in the State o f Louis iana . an d


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7. Defendant SCAFFOLDING R E N TA L ANt - E R E C T I O N SERVICES, LLC and

it s insurer, Defendant ACE A M E R I C A N INSURANCE COMPANY are legally obligated to pa y

monetalY damages to Pla in t i ff A N T H O N Y HEIMS fo r th e injuries an d damages he ha s suffered

as a direct and proxiLnate result o f th e negligence o f Defendant SCAFFOLD ING RENTAL AND

ERECT ION SERVICES, LLC.

WHEREFORE, Pla in t i ff ANTHONY HEIMS prays that:

a. copies o f this Answer an d Cross-Claim be served upon Jeanne Marie Bourque,La w Office o f Jeanne Marie Bourque , 1106 Coolidge Blvd. , Sui te A, Lafayette,Louisiana 70503, the counsel for Plaintiff T Y C O I N T E R N AT I O N A L LTD. an dPla in t i ff A M E R I C A N HOM E A S S U R A N C E C O M PA N Y, an d L . Lane Roy,Preis & Roy, 102 Versailles Blvd., Sui te 400, Lafayette, Louisiana 70509, th ecounsel o f record for Defendant SCAFFOLDING RENTAL A N D E R E C T I O NS E RV I C E S , LL C and Defendant ACE A M E R I C A N I N S U R A N C E C O M PA N Y,in accordance with Louisiana Code o f Civil Procedure Articles 1072 an d

1314(A)(2)(a);

b . Defendant S C A F F O L D IN G R E N TA L A N D E R E C T I O N SERVICES, L L C a n dDefendant A C E A M E R I C A N I N S U R A N C E COMPANY b e required to appearand answer the allegations contained herein;

c. after all due proceedings are had, he be awarded a judglnent in his favor againstDefendant SCAFFOLDING RENTAL AND E RECTIO N SERVICES, LLC andDefendant AC E A M E R I C A N I N S U R A N C E C O M PA N Y, jointly, severally andin solido, fo r al l damages he has sustained as a result o f the said Defendants 'negligence. in an mnount to b e decided by th e trier o f fact , together with judicialinterest, attorney's fees i f an y are pennitted, an d al l costs incuned in connectionwith this litigation; and '

d. he be granted an y an d al l further relief, equitable o r special, to which h e m ay bejustly enti t led and to which this Court ma y b e competent to grant.

Respectfully submitted,

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David Ardoin ( # _ )50 1 Wes t 3rd St ree tThibqdaux, L,.'\. 70301-3015Telephone: 985-447-9554Facsimile: 985-447-9550

an dA TRUE Copy

CLERK OF COURT'S OFfICENAPOLEONVILLE, I'.A. 703S0

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S PA G N O L E T T I & CO .

Francis I. Spagnolett iSta te B ar No . 18869600Marc Evan I(;utnerSta te B ar No . 1177057540 1 Louisiana Street, 8 th Floor

Houston , Texas 77002Telephone: '. 713-653-5600Facsimile: 713-653-5656

AT TO R N E Y S F O R PLAINTIFF

C E RT I F I C AT E O F S E RV I C E

I H E R E B Y CERTIFY that a copy o f the foregoing has this date been served on al lcounsel o f record in this proceeding by :

( ) I-land Del ivery ( ) Prepaid U.S. Mai l , Cer t i f ied Return Receip t Requested

( ) Facs imi le ( ) Electronic Mail

( ) Overnight Del ivery. , i f



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