No Coverage for Bodily Injury Based Upon Watercraft Exclusion
American Family was granted summary judgement by the U.S. District Court for Minnesota because coverage was excluded for an injury arising out of the …
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Court Refuses to Allow Offset of Temporary Total Disability Benefits by Short-Term Disability
The Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals recently reversed a compensation judge’s determination that an employer and insurer were enti…
Robert McCollum to Serve Three-Year Term on Board of Big Brothers Big Sisters
Attorney Robert McCollum was nominated and unanimously approved to serve a three-year term on the Board of Directors for Big Brothers Big Sisters of …
Colorado’s Supreme Court Refuses to Trim Bad Faith Award in Fire Coverage Dispute
Colorado’s Supreme Court refused to trim a bad faith award against American Family Mutual Insurance Company in an apartment fire coverage dispute by…
Attorneys Attend CLM & Business Insurance Workers’ Compensation Conference in Chicago, Illinois May 2018
Attorneys Cynthia Thurston and Scott Stoneking participated in this innovative workers’ compensation conference held annually in Chicago. The CLM …
2018 Workers’ Compensation Law Update
The Minnesota Senate and the Minnesota House passed a workers’ compensation bill unanimously in both chambers. The bill was signed by Governor Day…
No Coverage Exists When a Negligent Supervision Claim Rests Solely on an Employee’s Intentional and Unlawful Act
When a negligent supervision claim is based entirely on an allegation that an employer should have trained an employee not to intentionally punch a cu…
Showing of Bad Faith Required to Tap Primary Insurer for Equitable Subrogation Claim by Excess Insurer
An excess insurer is required to plead and prove that the primary insurer’s refusal to accept an offer was made in bad faith according to the Colora…
Court Holds Providers Cannot Recover Payments from Third Parties After Accepting Payments from Medicaid
In Anthony Gist v. Atlas Staffing, Inc. and Meadowbrook Claim Services and Fresenius Medical Care, Respondent Gist was diagnosed with kidney failure a…
Insurer Wins Motion to Reduce Underinsured Motorist Liability Due to “Coverage Available”
In Charles Thesing v. Imperium Insurance Company, Plaintiff Thesing was injured in a car accident and filed an action seeking underinsured motorist be…
