Attorney Scapellati is a trial and appellate lawyer with a substantial record of success representing insurers in insurance coverage and bad faith litigation. His extensive experience in state and federal courts includes litigation of property and other first-party coverage and bad-faith matters, as well as litigation of third-party insurance coverage and extracontractual issues. Working closely with other members of our firm's Insurance Practice Group, Mr. Scapellati and his colleagues have been responsible for several judicial decisions that directly shaped the law on significant insurance coverage issues. For example, in Amica Mutual Ins. Co. v. Franklin, 147 F.3d 233 (2d Cir. 1998), we represented an insurer that faced potential exposure of $3.5 million. We persuaded the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to issue a ruling in our client's favor, one that, for the first time under Connecticut law, construed the "regular use" exclusion in an automobile liability policy. In Hertz Corp. v. Federal Ins. Co., 245 Conn. 374, 713 A.2d 820 (1998), we won a decision from the Connecticut Supreme Court that defined the legal relationship between the coverage obligations of a self-insured lessor of a motor vehicle and a lessee's personal automobile carrier. Before joining Halloran & Sage, Mr. Scapellati served for seven years as staff counsel to the Connecticut Supreme and Appellate Courts. With that experience as a springboard, he has achieved success as an appellate litigator. He has successfully prosecuted and defended appeals on behalf of insurance carriers before the Connecticut Supreme Court, the Connecticut Appellate Court and the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Scapellati is a member of the Defense Research Institute, the TIPS Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee of the American Bar Association, and the Connecticut Defense Lawyer's Association. He is an elected member of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel. Mr. Scapellati is chairman of Halloran & Sage's Hiring Committee. Representative Matters Bepko v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Ins. Co.
The United States District Court dismissed bad faith and statutory unfair insurance and trade practices claims against a professional liability carrier... Deprey v. Continental Casualty
The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendant, a personal auto insurance carrier... Blardo v. General Security Indemnity Company of Arizona
The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of a commercial liability carrier, finding the carrier had no duty to defend its insured in a suit which alleged 'negligence'... Amica Mutual Insurance Company v. Franklin
A case where the Firm's insurer-client was confronted with potential exposure amounting to $3.5 million, the Firm obtained a favorable ruling from the United States Court of Appeals... Vinco v. Royal Insurance Company of America
Halloran & Sage successfully defended claim by contractor against subcontractor's insurer... Royal Indemnity Co. v. King
The plaintiff insurers, who provided homeowners and umbrella coverage, respectively, to the defendant insureds, brought a declaratory judgment action seeking a declaration from the Court... Truck Insurance Exchange v. Cherrie Spada and Truck Insurance Exchange v. Joseph Mager
Halloran & Sage recently obtained a pair of favorable summary judgment rulings in Federal Court barring coverage under homeowners' policies... Truck Insurance Exchange v. Joseph Mager et al.
Truck Insurance Exchange v. Joseph Mager et al., 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 78341 (Eginton, J). The second ruling was in a case involving domestic violence... H & S Obtains Favorable Summary Judgment Ruling in Umbrella Coverage Case
Halloran & Sage's Insurance Coverage Group obtained a favorable summary judgment ruling in federal district court that the umbrella coverage part of a policy that was issued by Patriot General Insurance Company did not provide liability coverage... Nichols v. Subway Restaurant
The Connecticut Appellate Court recently affirmed judgment in favor of State Farm Insurance Company... Hertz Corporation v. Federal Insurance Company
The coverage team obtained from the Connecticut Supreme Court an important and detailed discussion of the relationship... Waldman v. Jayaraj
The Appellate Court affirmed summary judgment in favor of landowner where plaintiff's counsel failed to timely move under Connecticut's accidental failure of suit statute. Reichhold Chemicals, Inc. v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Company
Halloran & Sage represented several insurers in this environmental insurance coverage case involving contaminated sites across the nation. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Company
This case determined the meaning of 'occurrence' and, therefore, the number of occurrences under general liability and excess policies covering mass tort defendant. Articles & Publications Successfully Cancelling Policies For Nonpayment Of Premium,
Daniel P. Scapellati, Occam's Razor Summer Issue, May 2007 Statutory Double and Treble Damages - Are They Insurable?,
Daniel P. Scapellati, Occam's Razor, Winter 2008 No Coverage For Use Of A Rental Vehicle In Violation Of The Rental Agreement,
Daniel P. Scapellati and Steven B. Ryan, Occam's Razor, Fall 2009 No Coverage for ATV Use On Streets In Private Association,
Daniel P. Scapellati, Coleman C. Duncan, Occam's Razor, Winter 2008 Associations American Bar Association - TIPS Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee; Defense Research Institute; Connecticut Defense Lawyer's Association; Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (Elected Member) |