United States Second Circuit

Because Connecticut law does not provide sufficient guidance on plaintiff's statutory claim for breach of an insurance contract under Conn. Gen. Stat. section 38a-483 (a)(1), questions of statutory construction and interpretation are certified to the Connecticut Supreme Court.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/31/2003
• Published 07/31/2003

Judges

• MCLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judge., Before:  McLAUGHLIN, LEVAL, and SOTOMAYOR, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Bruce L. Elstein,Elstein and Elstein, P.C., Bridgeport, CT (David C. Grimes, on the brief), for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Francis H. Morrison III, Day, Berry & Howard LLP, Hartford, CT (Deborah S. Russo, on the brief), for Defendant-Appellee.