Legal Opinion
Bluestein & Sander, Martin J. Bluestein and Ronni Sander v. Chicago Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 9, 2002No. 2001PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judge.
This case compels us to analyze estoppel principles in the context of a malpractice insurance policy issued by the defendant to the plaintiff law firm. We rule that the district court correctly concluded that the insurer was estopped from disclaiming coverage to the law firm.
BACKGROUND
In 1996, Chicago Insurance Company (“CIC”) issued a lawyers’ professional liability insurance policy to the law firm of Bluestein & Sander, and its partners Martin Bluestein and Ronni Sander (collectively, “Bluestein”). The policy covered Bluestein for malpractice and promised to…
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