Koller v. Liberty Mutual Insurance

DHO, Inc. and Westfield Insurance Company (collectively, DHO) appeal from a summary judgment dismissing Shopko Stores, Inc. and its insurer, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (collectively, Shopko), from a personal injury action. Shopko, Howard Immel, Inc. and Continental Casualty Company (collectively, Immel), and the plaintiffs move to dismiss the appeal on the ground that DHO lacks standing to appeal. We conclude that DHO is aggrieved by the judgment dismissing Shopko because that dismissal reduces the potential pool of entities to whom negligence can be assigned. We deny the motions to…