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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA 

CASE NO: 20-21707-CV-MARTINEZ 

RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL, INC., 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY; 

TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY 

COMPANY OF AMERICA; GREAT 

AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY; 

BEAZLEY INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.; AND 

ST. PAUL MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANY 

Defendants. 

FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY’S NOTICE 

OF TELEPHONIC DISCOVERY HEARING 

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a telephonic hearing will be held before the Honorable 

Jacqueline Becerra, United States Magistrate Judge, regarding the above-styled case, as follows: 

DATE: Thursday, July 1, 2021 

TIME: 2:00 p.m. EST 

DIAL-IN NUMBER: 866-390-1828 

ACCESS CODE: 2046890# 

MATTER TO BE HEARD: Raymond James seeks $60 million in insurance coverage on 

the basis that a former employee colluded with a former customer by withdrawing funds deposited 

at Raymond James. This claim implicates more than $600 million in transactions spanning more 

than six years amongst nineteen different accounts. Due to the complex nature of this dispute, 

Federal Insurance Company served requests for admission on Raymond James to narrow the issues 

for trial. Raymond James, however, responded to a vast majority of the requests with objections – 

even to the clarity of terms Raymond James used in its own complaint and discovery responses. 

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Thus, Federal respectfully seeks the Court to overrule Raymond James’ objections and deem each 

request admitted. 

Dated: July 1, 2021 Respectfully submitted, 

s/ Kristina L. Marsh 

Kristina L. Marsh, Esq. 

Florida Bar No. 0311080 

GORDON REES SCULLY MANSUKHANI 

601 S. Harbor Island Blvd., Suite 109 

Tampa, FL 33602 

Telephone (Main): 813-444-9700 

Telephone (Direct) 813-523-4937 

Facsimile: 813-377-3505 

kmarsh@grsm.com 

and 

Scott L. Schmookler, Esq. 

Sarah Riedl Clark, Esq. 

GORDON REES SCULLY MANSUKHANI 

One North Franklin, Suite 800 

Chicago, IL 60606 

Telephone: 312-980-6779 

sschmookler@grsm.com 

srclark@grsm.com 

Counsel for Federal Insurance Company 

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CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE 

Undersigned counsel hereby certifies that in accordance with local rule 7.1(a)(3) they have 

conferred with Plaintiff via telephone in a good-faith effort to resolve these issues and are unable 

to resolve these issues. 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I HEREBY CERTIFY that on July 1, 2021, a true and correct copy of the foregoing was 

electronically filed with the Clerk of the Court by using the CM/ECF system and was sent via 

electronic mail to: 

Jason S. Mazer, Esq. 

Florida Bar No. 0149871 

Joshua R. Alhalel, Esq. 

Florida Bar No. 0016320 

CIMO MAZER MARK PLLC 

100 Southeast Second Street, Suite 3650 

Miami, Florida 33131 

Telephone: (305) 374-6481 

Fax: (305) 374-6488 

jmazer@cmmlawgroup.com 

jalhalel@cmmlawgroup.com 

Counsel for Raymond James Financial, Inc. 

Dustin C. Blumenthal, Esq. 

Goldberg Segalla LLP 

222 Lakeview Avenue, Suite 800 

West Palm Beach, FL 33401 

dblumenthal@goldbergsegalla.com 

lparker@goldbergsegalla.com 

Attorney for Defendant, Great American 

Insurance Company 

Stephen N. Dratch, Esq. 

Franzblau Dratch, P.C. 

354 Eisenhower Pkwy., Plaza One 

P.O. Box 472 

Livingston, NJ 07039 

sdratch@njcounsel.com 

Co-Counsel for Defendant, Great American 

Insurance Company 

Ryan J. Weeks, Esq. 

Mills Pasckert Divers 

100 N. Tampa St., Suite 3700 

Tampa, FL 33602 

smills@mpdlegal.com 

rweeks@mpdlegal.com 

csoltis@mpdlegal.com 

Attorney for Defendant, Travelers Casualty 

and Surety Company of America 

James Miller Kaplan, Esq. 

Kaplan Zeena LLP 

2 S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 3050 

Miami, FL 33131 

james.kaplan@kaplanzeena.com 

Elizabeth.salom@kaplanzeena.com 

Service@kaplanzeena.com 

Attorney for Defendant, Beazley Insurance 

Company, Inc. 

Michael Keeley, Esq. 

Clark Hill Strasburger 

901 Main Street, Suite 6000 

Dallas, TX 75202-3794 

mkeeley@clarkhill.com 

jriddle@clarkhill.com 

Co-Counsel for Defendant, Beazley Insurance 

Company, Inc. 

By: s/ Kristina L. Marsh 

 Kristina L. Marsh, Esq. 

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