Arch Specialty Insurance Co. v. Kubicki Draper, LLP

The appellant (the plaintiff below), Arch Specialty Insurance Company (“Arch Specialty”), appeals the final summary judgment entered in favor of the appellee law firm Kubicki Draper, LLP (“Kubicki”), after the trial court denied Arch Specialty’s motion to amend its complaint to correct its name. We find the trial court erred in denying the motion to amend for two reasons. First, the mistake in the naming of the plaintiff was a misnomer and the parties were all aware of the true identity of the party bringing suit. Second, Kubicki’s summary judgment submissions show identities of interests…