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Droga5 Studios, LLC, dba Second Child, et al. v. Edge Auto, Inc., et al.

Paid petition · Court of Appeals of New York, No. 30 · judgment April 23, 2026


1%
estimated cert probability
(petition-stage, structural)

Well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Questions presented

  1. W HET HER T HE NEW YORK COU RT OF APPEALS WRONGLY APPLIED THE GRAVES AMENDMENT TO VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW § 370.

  2. W HET HER T HE NEW YORK COU RT OF A PPEA LS INCORRECTLY FOU ND TH AT THE MCCARRAN FERGUSON ACT IS NOT TRIGGERED BY THE GRAVES AMENDMENT’S PURPORTED PREEMPTIVE EFFECT OVER T H E PRI M A RY M INI M U M INSU R A NCE MANDATES OF VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW § 370.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Walter Dimas Santiago
DAC Beachcroft LLP

For respondent
Matthew Allen Fitzgerald
McGuireWoods LLP

Case

Subject area
Federalism (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
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Proceedings

  1. Oct 06 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent Edge Auto, Inc to respond filed.
  2. Sep 16 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 19, 2026)