NITKEWICZ v. LINCOLN ANNUITY

No. 59.

40 N.Y.3d 349 (2023)

222 N.E.3d 27

198 N.Y.S.3d 661

2023 NY Slip Op 05302

ANDREW NITKEWICZ, as Trustee of the JOAN C. LUPE FAMILY TRUST and On Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated, Appellant, v. LINCOLN LIFE & ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Decided October 19, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susman Godfrey L.L.P., New York City ( Seth Ard and Alexander P. Frawley of counsel), for appellant.

Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, New York City ( John F. LaSalle and Alan B. Vickery of counsel), for respondent.

Alston & Bird LLP, New York City ( Reade W. Seligmann of counsel), for American Council of Life Insurers, amicus curiae.


OPINION OF THE COURT

PROCEEDING, pursuant to NY Constitution, article VI, § 3(b)(9) and Rules of the Court of Appeals (22 NYCRR) § 500.27, to review a question certified to the New York State Court of Appeals by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The following question was certified by the United...

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