asnat/evergreen response to classic environmental services complaint

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CLASSI C ENVI RONMENTAL, I NC. ,

Pl ai nt i f f ,

- agai nst -ASNAT REALTY, LLC, EVERGREENPOWER, LLC and GRANT MACKAYCOMPANY, I NC. a/ k/ a GRANTMACKAY DEMOLI TI ON CO. ,

Def endant s.

: SUPERI OR COURT:: J . D. OF NEWHAVEN: AT NEW HAVEN:

::::::: NOVEMBER 20, 2012

ANSWER TO COMPLAINT

Answer i ng Def endants, ASNAT REALTY, LLC and EVERGREEN POWER,

LLC, her ei naf t er col l ect i vel y r ef er r ed t o as ANSWERI NG

DEFENDANTS) , by t hei r at t orneys, GOGI CK, BYRNE & O NEI LL, LLP,

as and f or t hei r Answer t o Pl ai nt i f f s Compl ai nt dat ed J ul y 13,

2012, her eby repr esent t he f ol l owi ng:

1. The answer i ng Def endant s deny knowl edge or i nf or mat i onsuf f i ci ent t o f or m a bel i ef as t o t he al l egat i ons cont ai ned i n

par agr aphs 1, 4, 7, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19

and 21 of t he Pl ai nt i f f s Compl ai nt .

2. The answer i ng Def endant s admi t each and everyal l egat i on cont ai ned wi t hi n par agr aphs 2, 3, 5, 6 and 20

of t he Pl ai nt i f f s Compl ai nt .

3. The answer i ng Def endant s deny t he t r uth of each andever y al l egat i on cont ai ned wi t hi n par agr aph 14 of t he

Pl ai nt i f f s Compl ai nt .


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4. The answer i ng Def endant s deny t he t r uth of each andever y al l egat i on cont ai ned wi t hi n paragr aphs 8 and 9 of t he

Pl ai nt i f f s Compl ai nt , and r espect f ul l y ref er t hi s Honor abl e Cour t

t o any and al l agr eement s and cont r act s between the r ef erenced

part i es .



t o any and al l mor t gage or pr opert y r ecor ds t o det er mi ne Asnat s

st at us at l aw.



t o t he ref er enced Cease and Desi st Or der .

7. The answer i ng Def endant s deni es t he al l egat i onscont ai ned wi t hi n par agr aph 17 of Pl ai nt i f f s Compl ai nt , and

r espect f ul l y r eser ves t o t hi s Honor abl e Cour t al l det er mi nat i ons

r egar di ng Pl ai nt i f f s r i ght s under t he Li en Law wi t h r ef er ence t o

Connect i cut Gener al St at ut es 49- 33.

FIRST AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE

8. The l i en asser t ed i n t hi s mat t er i s procedur al l ydef ect i ve and shoul d be di schar ged by thi s Cour t f or f ai l ur e t o

compl y wi t h t he r equi r ement s of t he Connect i cut Gener al St atut es.


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SECOND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE

9. Pl ai nt i f f has f ai l ed t o f i l e i t s Mechani c s Li en wi t hi nni net y ( 90) days of i t s l ast ser vi ces on t he pr oj ect pur suant t o

CGS 49- 35.

THIRD AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE

10. The out st andi ng payment cl ai med by Pl ai nt i f f i s ar esul t of i t s own negl i gence and/ or br each of i t s agr eement .

Ther ef or e, Pl ai nt i f f i s not ent i t l ed t o t he out st andi ng money

t hat i s cl ai med.

FOURTH AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE

11. Cl assi c Envi r onment al f ai l s t o st at e a cl ai m upon whi chr el i ef may be gr ant ed. The Gener al Cont r act or has no survi vi ng

r i ght t o payment f r om t he Owner ; t her ef or e, Cl assi c Envi r onment al

cannot r ecover on i t s cl ai med mechani c s l i en. Rene Dr ywal l Co.

v. St r awber r y Hi l l Assocs. , 182 Conn. 568, 438 A. 2d 774 ( 1980)

and Gi l l v. Di or i o, 51 Conn. App. 140, 720 A. 2d 526 ( 1998) .

FIRST COUNTERCLAIM AGAINST CLASSIC ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.

12. I n J une 2011 Ever gr een Power LLC ( Ever gr een) andAsnat Real t y, LLC ( Asnat ) ent er ed i nt o an agr eement wi t h Gr ant

MacKay Company, I nc. ( Gr ant ) t o demol i sh a bui l di ng known as

Engl i sh St at i on ( t he Bui l di ng) i n r et ur n f or t he sal vage val ue

of t he bui l di ng, as wel l as payment by Gr ant t o Ever gr een and

Asnat i n t he amount of $100, 000.


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13. On J une 16, 2011, Gr ant ent ered i nt o an agr eement wi t hCl assi c Envi r onment al , I nc. ( Cl assi c) f or asbest os abat ement of

t he Bui l di ng ( whi ch i s at t ached t o Pl ai nt i f f s Compl ai nt as

Exhi bi t B) . At al l t i mes her ei n Cl assi c was awar e of Ever gr een

and Asnat s r el i ance on Cl assi c t o per f or m and compl et e i t s

ser vi ces.

14. Cl assi c ceased i t s ser vi ces, t hr ough no f aul t ofEver gr een or Asnat ; and t o dat e has f ai l ed t o compl et e i t s

cont r act ed f or ser vi ces.

15. Due to Cl assi c s negl i gence, t he pr oper t y has beencont ami nat ed wi t h pol ychl or i nat ed bi phenyl ( PCB) whi ch has

caused al l work at t he pr opert y t o be ceased by government order .

As a r esul t , t he asbest os abat ement of t he Bui l di ng coul d not be

compl et ed and i s now more cost l y.

16. Evergr een and Asnat have sust ai ned damages consi st i ngof excess cost s t o compl et e t he pr oj ect , cost s t o cl ean- up t he

envi r onment al cont ami nat i on, degr adat i on of t he val ue of t he

pr oper t y due t o t hese condi t i ons and l oss of val uabl e met al s due

t o Cl assi c s f ai l ur e t o secur e t he Bui l di ng si t e, al l whi ch

exceed $10, 000, 000.

FIRST CROSS-CLAIM AGAINST GRANT MACKAY COMPANY, INC.

a/k/a GRANT MACKAY DEMOLITION CO.

17. I n J une 2011 Ever gr een Power LLC ( Ever gr een) andAsnat Real t y, LLC ( Asnat ) ent er ed i nt o an agr eement wi t h Gr ant


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MacKay Company, I nc. ( Gr ant ) t o demol i sh a bui l di ng known as

Engl i sh St at i on ( t he Bui l di ng) i n r et ur n f or t he sal vage val ue

of t he bui l di ng, as wel l as payment by Gr ant t o Ever gr een and

Asnat i n t he amount of $100, 000.

18. On J une 16, 2011, Gr ant ent ered i nt o an agr eement wi t hCl assi c Envi r onment al , I nc. ( Cl assi c) f or asbest os abat ement of

t he Bui l di ng ( whi ch i s at t ached t o Pl ai nt i f f s Compl ai nt as

Exhi bi t B) . At al l t i mes herei n Gr ant was aware of Ever gr een and

Asnat s r el i ance on Gr ant t o per f or m and compl et e i t s ser vi ces.

19. Cl assi c ceased i t s ser vi ces, t hr ough no f aul t ofEver gr een or Asnat ; and t o dat e has f ai l ed t o compl et e i t s

cont r act ed f or servi ces. Gr ant has not made any at t empt t o cur e

t hi s br each or pr ovi de a subst i t ut e cont r act or t o compl et e t he

agr eed upon work.

20. As a resul t of Gr ant s br each of i t s agr eement wi t hEvergr een and Asnat , t he pr oper t y has been cont ami nated wi t h

pol ychl or i nat ed bi phenyl ( PCB) whi ch has caused al l wor k at t he

pr oper t y t o be ceased by gover nment or der . As a r esul t , t he

asbest os abatement of t he Bui l di ng coul d not be compl eted and i s

now more cost l y.





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exceed $10, 000, 000.

22. These damages cont i nue t o accr ue as t he wor k r emai nsi ncompl et e.

SECOND CROSS-CLAIM AGAINST GRANT MACKAY COMPANY, INC.

a/k/a GRANT MACKAY DEMOLITION CO.

23. Cr oss- cl ai mant r epeat s and r e- al l eges each and ever yal l egat i on set f or t h i n paragr aphs number ed 16 t hr ough 22 of

t he cross- cl ai m wi t h t he same f or ce and ef f ect as i f at l engt h

set f or t h her ei n.

24. Gr ant agr eed t o demol i sh t he Bui l di ng i n r et ur n f orsal vage val ue of t he bui l di ng and payment t o Ever gr een and Asnat .

25. Due t o Gr ant s negl i gence, t he pr oper t y has beencont ami nat ed wi t h pol ychl or i nat ed bi phenyl ( PCB) whi ch has

caused al l work at t he pr opert y t o be ceased by government order .

As a r esul t , t he asbest os abat ement of t he Bui l di ng coul d not be

compl et ed and i s now more cost l y.





exceed $10, 000, 000.


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WHEREFORE, EVERGREEN and ASNAT respect f ul l y cl ai m:

1. Damages,2. I ndemni f i cat i on, i ncl udi ng at t or neys f ees,3. Taxabl e cost s of sui t ,4. Such ot her and f ur t her r el i ef , l egal and/ or equi t abl e,

as t he Cour t may deem j ust and pr oper .

The amount , l egal i nter est or proper t y i n demand i s greater

t han $15, 000. 00, excl usi ve of i nt er est and cost s.

__________/ s/ _______________BRYAN R. WEBER, ESQ.GOGI CK, BYRNE & O NEI LL, LLPAt t or neys f or Def endant sASNAT REALTY, LLC andEVERGREEN POWER, LLC.Of f i ce & P. O. Addr ess

112 Prospect St r eetSt amf ord, CT. 06901( 203)327- 7561Fax (203) 966- 1431


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CERTIFICATION

Thi s i s t o cer t i f y t hat a copy of t he f or egoi ng has beensent vi a emai l and/ or mai l on t he 20t h day of November , 2012, t o

al l counsel and pr o se par t i es of r ecor d, t o wi t :

Ant hony J . Yor i o, J r . , Esq.50 Nor t h St r eet 3r d Fl oorDanbur y, CT. 06810

Susman Duf f y & Segal of f , P. C.P. O. Box 1684New Haven, CT 06507Counsel f or Def endantGr ant Mackay Company

_________/ s/ _________Br yan R. Weber , Esq.

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