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BLUESTEIN & SANDER v. CHICAGO INS. CO.

Docket No. 01-7286.

276 F.3d 119 (2002)

BLUESTEIN & SANDER, Martin J. Bluestein and Ronni Sander, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CHICAGO INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided January 9, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven A. Coploff, Steinberg & Cavaliere, LLP, White Plains, NY, for Defendant-Appellant.

Martin J. Bluestein, Bluestein & Sander, Pound Ridge, NY, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Before CARDAMONE, McLAUGHLIN, and SOTOMAYOR, Circuit Judges.

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 &...

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