United States Second Circuit

Under Connecticut law, failure to maintain underlying insurance will not preclude an umbrella policy claim, where conflicting provisions in that policy regarding consequences of an insured's failure to maintain underlying insurance coverage render the policy ambiguous.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/21/2002
• Published 05/21/2002

Judges

• FEINBERG, Circuit Judge., Before:  FEINBERG, CABRANES and F.I. PARKER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David M. Cohen, Stamford, CT (Wofsey Rosen Kweskin & Kuriansky, LLP), for Plaintiff-Appellant David Israel, individually and as personal representative of the estate of Susan Israel.


• For Appellees:
  
• Daniel P. Scapellati, Hartford, CT (Halloran & Sage, LLP), for Defendants-Appellees, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company and State Farm Fire and Casualty Company.