REINSURANCE DISPUTE DISMISSED FOR LACK OF PERSONAL JURISDICTION
A federal district court recently granted two individual corporate officer defendants’ motion to dismiss against plaintiff Capitol Insurance. Capitol sued a number of individuals and corporations for alleged losses arising from a reinsurance agreement Capitol entered into with Aldrostar, S.A. The defendants included, among others, Alison Dvorak and Charles Dvorak who allegedly represented themselves as “officers, employees, agents, or servants of the corporate defendants.” The court found that Capitol failed to establish the court’s personal jurisdiction over the Dvoraks. The court held that Alison did not have the requisite minimum contacts with Pennsylvania and that the action against Richard did not arise out of his contracts with the state. Capitol also failed to demonstrate why the corporate shield would not protect the Dvoraks in their individual capacities. Accordingly, Capitol’s assorted claims were dismissed. Capitol Ins. Co. v. Dvorak, Case No. 10-01195 (USDC E.D. Pa. Oct. 29, 2010).
This post written by John Black.
