United States Second Circuit

An insurer is collaterally estopped from arguing that a law firm associate's knowledge of his own wrongdoing forecloses coverage for the firm under its insurance contract, where the issue was raised and rejected on the merits in the New York Supreme Court.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/06/2002
• Published 08/06/2002

Judges

• SACK, Circuit Judge., Before MESKILL, SACK, and BRIGHT, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Steven A. Coploff,Steinberg & Cavaliere, LLP (Kevin F. Cavaliere, on the brief), White Plains, NY, for Defendant-Appellant., Jeffrey G. Stark, Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C. (Michael A. Ciaffa, on the brief), Mineola, NY, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.