United States Second Circuit

New York Court of Appeals certified to determine whether New York Insurance Law 2610(b), which prohibits auto insurance companies from giving insureds unsolicited referrals to preferred repair shops, unconstitutionally restricts commercial speech.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/23/2001
• Published 07/23/2001

Judges

• CALABRESI, Circuit Judge:, Before:  WALKER, Chief Judge, OAKES, and CALABRESI, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Deon J. Nossel, Assistant Solicitor General, for Eliot Spitzer, Attorney General of the State of New York (Michael S. Belohlavek, Deputy Solicitor General on the brief)., Eugene R. Anderson, Anderson, Kill & Olick, NY, NY, for Amicus Curiae United Policyholders.


• For Appellees:
  
• Penny Shane,Sullivan & Cromwell, NY, NY, for Plaintiff-Appellee Allstate Insurance Co. (Ellen V. Holloman on the brief)., William P. Maloney, Maloney & Porcelli, NY, NY, for Plaintiff-Appellee GEICO.