by Michelle K. Kuhl | Oct 19, 2021 | Appellate Law, Insurance, Michelle K. Kuhl, News
The Eighth Circuit recently reaffirmed the validity of household exclusion clauses in boat insurance and umbrella insurance policies under Minnesota law. Such exclusions are common and operate to deny liability coverage for personal injuries to the named insured and...
by Lommen Abdo | Aug 9, 2021 | Barry A. O'Neil, Insurance, James D. Krause, John R. Crawford, Kay Nord Hunt, Lauren E. Nuffort, Litigation, Michelle K. Kuhl, News, Professional Liability, Real Estate
We are proud to announce that Lommen Abdo attorneys John Crawford and Lauren Nuffort have been hard at work co-editing and authoring chapters of the 2021 update of the 5th edition of the Minnesota Insurance Law Deskbook, published July 9, 2021. The 26 chapter Deskbook...
by Michelle K. Kuhl and Lauren E. Nuffort | Jan 25, 2021 | Lauren E. Nuffort, Litigation, Michelle K. Kuhl, News, Professional Liability
The Minnesota Court of Appeals recently clarified that an attorney misconduct claim couched as a breach of fiduciary duty claim is still a claim for attorney malpractice and subject to the expert affidavit requirements of Minnesota Statutes section 544.42. In short,...
by Michelle K. Kuhl | Nov 30, 2020 | Appellate Law, Business + Corporate Law, Family Law, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Michelle K. Kuhl, News, Personal Injuries
Nearly every attorney has now been affected in some way by the challenges brought on by COVID-19. Appellate attorneys have largely been lucky compared to their trial-level colleagues because most appellate work is uniquely well-suited for a remote environment. After...
by Michelle K. Kuhl and Lauren E. Nuffort | Nov 13, 2020 | Lauren E. Nuffort, Litigation, Michelle K. Kuhl, News, Professional Liability
A recent decision from the District of Minnesota reaffirmed that under Minnesota law third-party liability insurance coverage follows the vehicle, not the person. Therefore, insurance policies may contain provisions that do not extend coverage to certain vehicles,...
by Kay Nord Hunt and Michelle K. Kuhl | Oct 19, 2020 | Kay Nord Hunt, Michelle K. Kuhl, News
Kay Nord Hunt and Michelle K. Kuhl co-authored Chapter 20 in the 2020 Eighth Circuit Appellate Practice Deskbook, “Review by Extraordinary Writ in Civil Cases.”
