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Kansas
CHOICE OF FORUM
| Choice of Law | Admission of Extrinsic Evidence | Insurer Allocation | Pre-Tender Fees | Statute of Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lex loci contractus | Facts known or available to the insurer | If one claim is potentially covered, must defend entire suit | Recoverable | 5 years |
| Wilkinson v. Shoney’s, Inc., 269 Kan. 194, 209 (2000) | LDF Food Group, Inc. v. Liberty Mut. Fire Ins. Co., 146 P.3d 1088, 1093 (Kan. Ct. App. 2006) | Leonard v. Maryland Cas. Co., 146 P.2d 378, 381 (Kan. 1944) | Cessna Aircraft Co. v. Hartford Acc. & Indem. Co., 900 F. Supp. 1489, 1517-18 (D. Kan. 1995) | (K.S.A. 60-511) |
| Pre-Judgment Interest | Late Notice | Public Policy Bar | Independent Counsel | Atty's Fees/Decl. Relief Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10% | Notice-prejudice | Bar to indemnity and defense | May choose own counsel | Recoverable if insurer brought action and lost |
| (K.S.A. 16-201) | Cessna Aircraft Co. v. Hartford Acc. & Indem.. Co., 900 F. Supp. 1489, 1515-16 (D. Kan. 1995) | Quality Painting v. Truck Ins. Exch., 26 Kan. App. 2d 473, 479 (1999) | Dyer v. Holland,, 1997 WL 807866, at *4 (D. Kan. Dec. 9, 1997) Golf Course Superintendents Ass’n of Am. v. Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London, 761 F. Supp. 1485, 1492 (D. Kan. 1991) | Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co., Inc. v. Kurtenbach, 961 P.2d 53, 63n. 1998) Hartford Cas. Ins. Co. v. Credit Union 1 of Kansas, 992 P.2d 800, 807 1999) |
Denying cross-motions for summary judgment because fact issues needed to be the subject of discovery in this diversity action, the court elected to delay addressing conflict of law issues respecting the insurer's quest for reimbursement of monies paid in settlement until discovery occurred in the action because it was unable to determine as a matter of law whether UUIC was entitled to pursue a remedy of reimbursement.