Erickson, Zierke, Kuderer & Madsen, P.A

$2

Insurance Coverage

A Minnesota federal court granted equitable contribution to an excess insurer against a primary insurer for amounts paid on behalf of their mutual insured in a settlement involving defective design and construction of grain silos.

$2

Insurance Coverage

Minnesota Supreme Court ruled on the “your work” exclusion in a standard CGL policy and set forth the rule on Miller-Shugart settlement allocations, concluding that damages need not be allocated for a Miller-Shugart settlement agreement to be reasonable in cases involving a single defendant.

$1.4M

Insurance Coverage

Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals held an insurer owed a duty to defend and indemnify for a loss arising out of an instant milk recall, finding it was an 'occurrence' and resulted in 'property damage'.

$1.3M

Insurance Coverage

Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals held that entering a Miller-Shugart agreement after a Drake-Ryan agreement breaches the cooperation clause of the umbrella policy, voiding coverage.

$1M

Insurance Coverage

Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a jury verdict of over $1,000,000 in a food product recall and insurance coverage case, clarifying the meaning of 'may likely result' in a food product contamination policy.

$485,000

Insurance Coverage

Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled a bank was entitled to bond coverage for cyber theft of $485,000, despite employees' failure to follow security procedures, due to the bond's language and Minnesota's concurrent-cause doctrine.