VERMONT MUT. INS. CO. v. ZAMSKY

No. 13-1172.

732 F.3d 37 (2013)

VERMONT MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. ANDREW ZAMSKY et al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

October 9, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter C. Kober , with whom Murphy & Riley, P.C. was on brief, for appellant.

James T. Scamby , with whom Michael W. Reilly , Tommasino & Tommasino, and Heifetz Rose LLP were on brief, for appellees Andrew Zamsky and Massachusetts Property Insurance Underwriting Association (FAIR Plan).

David W. AVhite, Jr. , with whom Breakstone, White & Gluck was on brief, for appellee Renata Ivnitskaya.

Kara Thorvaldsen , vdth whom George C. Rockas and Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP were on brief, for appellee Scottsdale Insurance Company.

Before HOWARD, SELYA and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.


SELYA, Circuit Judge.

It seems self-evident that a story that involves throwing gasoline on a smoldering fire is unlikely to have a happy ending. That is true here, but the parties to this appeal have sifted through the embers and identified what some might regard as an oxymoron: an interesting insurance coverage question. After careful consideration, we conclude that the district court properly construed the relevant insurance contracts and proceeded to answer the...

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