Legal Opinion

Zurich Reinsurance (UK) Ltd. v. Canadian Pacific Ltd.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota

Decided July 3, 2000No. Nos. C5-99-1870, CX-99-1878PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DORIS O. HUSPENI,* Judge.

Both appellants Zurich Reinsurance (UK) Limited, et al. (Zurich), and respondents Canadian Pacific Limited, et al. (Canadian Pacific), appeal from summary judgments granted against each of them in a case concerning Zurich’s obligation to indemnify Canadian Pacific for payments made in a personal injury settlement. Zurich argues the settlement is unreasonable because (1) it is excessive; (2) Canadian Pacific failed to cooperate, demonstrating bad faith; and (3) a portion of the settlement was to extinguish possible claims for punitive damages, which they contend…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Cooper v. FrenchSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1990
  2. Fabio v. BellomoSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1993
  3. Miller v. ShugartSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1982
  4. DLH, Inc. v. RussSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1997
  5. Hubred v. Control Data Corp.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1989

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3Cited by11 opinions

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  2. UnitedHealth Group Inc. v. Columbia Casualty Co.District Court, D. Minnesota · 2014
  3. North Star Mutual Insurance Co v. Midwest Family Mutual Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 2001
  4. Unitedhealth Group Inc. v. Columbia Casualty Co.District Court, D. Minnesota · 2013
  5. Gulf Insurance v. Skyline Displays, Inc.District Court, D. Minnesota · 2005

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