Safeco Insurance Co. of America v. Allen

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Allegrucci, J.:

This is an action by Safeco Insurance Company of America (Safeco) against its insured, Terry Allen, and Lou Accurso, the attorney who represented Allen in a personal injury claim, and the attorney’s assistant, Robert Schroeder, alleging that they failed to protect Safeco’s subrogation interest. Allen was injured in an automobile accident that occurred in Kansas. The district court dismissed the claims against Allen and Schroeder for lack of personal jurisdiction. The district court granted summary judgment to Accurso on the first $2,000…