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Four Seasons Greetings, LLC, adv. General Casualty Co. of Illinois, No. C8-021252, 2002 WL 31939106 (Minn. Dist. Ct. Nov. 6, 2002)
November 06, 2002
Four Seasons Greetings, LLC, adv. General Casualty Co. of Illinois, No. C8-021252, 2002 WL 31939106 (Minn. Dist. Ct. Nov. 6, 2002) (Promotion and advertisement of greeting card designs substantially similar to those of Taylor Corp. through automation of catalogues depicting … more >


Comsat Corporation v. St. Paul Mercury Insurance Co., No. 97-2236, 1998 WL 34088218 (D. Minn. March 6, 1998)
March 06, 1998
Comsat Corporation v. St. Paul Mercury Insurance Co., No. 97-2236, 1998 WL 34088218, 1998 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2916, at *13-15 (D. Minn. March 6, 1998) (The court found a duty to defend arose for claims asserted in an antitrust lawsuit within St. Paul's 1986 ISO style … more >


Choice of LawAdmission of
Extrinsic Evidence
Insurer
 Allocation
Pre-Tender
Fees
Statute of
Limitations

Significant contact or significant aggregation of contacts - Five-factor test

Facts available to the insurer

If one claim is potentially covered, must defend entire suit

Not recoverable

6 Years

Jepsen v. General Cas. Co. of Wis., 513 N.W.2d 467, 469-70 (Minn. 1994)
Travelers Property Cas. Co. of America v. General Cas. Ins. Cos., 465 F.3d 900, 905 (8th Cir. 2006)St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co. v. Seagate Tech., 570 N.W.2d 503, 505-06 (Minn. Ct. App. 1997)
Domtar, Inc. v. Niagara Fire Ins. Co., 563 N.W.2d 724, 739 (Minn. 1997)(Minn. Stat. § 541.07)



Pre-Judgment InterestLate NoticePublic Policy BarIndependent CounselAtty's Fees/Decl. Relief Action

On or before the 20th day of Dec. of each year the state court administrator shall determine the rate from the one-year constant maturity treasury yield for the most recent calendar month. This yield, rounded to the nearest one percent, or four percent, whichever is greater, shall be the annual interest rate during the succeeding calendar year

Notice-Prejudice 

Unclear

May choose own counsel

Recoverable

(Minn. Stat. § 549.09 (c))North Star Mut. Ins. Co. v. Midwest Family Mut. Ins. Co., 634 N.W.2d 216, 220-22 (Minn. Ct. App. 2001)Independent School Dist. No. 697 v. St. Paul Fire & Marine, 515 N.W.2d 576, 580 (Minn. 1994)
Spicer, Watson & Carp v. Minnesota Lawyers Mut. Ins. Co., 502 N.W.2d 400 (Minn. Ct. App. 1993); Mutual Serv. Cas. Ins. Co. v. Luetmer, 474 N.W.2d 365 (Minn. Ct. App. 1991)Meadowbrook, Inc. v. Tower Ins. Co., Inc., 559 N.W.2d 411 (Minn. 1997); American Std. Ins. Co. v. Le, 551 N.W.2d 923 (Minn. 1996); Domtar, Inc. v. Niagara Fire Ins. Co., 563 N.W.2d 724 (Minn. 1997)

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