United States Second Circuit

In an insurance coverage dispute, the district court's abstention from hearing the action pending the outcome of a related proceeding in another district court is reversed and remanded to determine whether the issues can be speedily resolved in state court.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/16/2005
• Published 02/16/2005

Judges

• POOLER, Circuit Judge., Before:  CARDAMONE, POOLER, and WESLEY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• M. Miller Baker, McDermott, Will & Emery (Richard B. Rogers and Michael S. Nadel, on the brief), Washington, D.C.;  Rodney L. Eshelman and Gretchen A. Ramos, Carroll, Burdick & McDonough LLP, San Francisco, CA., for Defendant-Appellant Continental Casualty Co., Richard C. Milazzo, Dennis J. McEnery, Mendes & Mount, LLP, New York, NY;  H. Lee Godfrey, Neal S. Manne, Max Tribble, Joseph S. Grinstein, Susman Godfrey, LLP, Houston, TX, for Defendants-Appellants London Market Insurers., Robert F. Cusumano, Robert D. Goodman, Daniel J. Spillane, Debevoise & Plimpton, New York, NY, for Defendant-Appellant Travelers Casualty & Surety Co., as successor-in-interest to Aetna Casualty & Surety Co., James M. Dennis, Mound, Cotton, Wollan & Greengrass, New York, NY;  Michael J. Larin, Lynberg & Watkins, Los Angeles, CA., for Defendant-Appellant Travelers Casualty & Surety Co., as successor-in-interest to American Casualty & Surety Co., Thomas S. D'Antonio, Ward Norris Heller & Reidy LLP, Rochester, NY, for Defendant-Appellee Corning Incorporated.