Reliance Insurance Co. v. Arneson

OTIS, Justice.

This is a decláratory judgment action brought by appellant Reliance Insurance Co. (Reliance) seeking a determination (1) that acts of legal malpractice asserted by respondent Nicholas Von Arx against Reliance’s insured, respondent Phillip Arneson, occurred after his malpractice insurance policy had expired, or (2) that defendant Arneson failed to give Reliance timely notice of potential legal malpractice claims. The district court determined that the alleged acts of malpractice asserted by Von Arx against Arneson occurred within the Reliance malpractice insurance policy periods…