Legal Opinion
Meadowbrook, Inc. v. Tower Insurance Co.
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided April 1, 1996No. C6-95-1285PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HARTEN, Judge.
Liability insurer appeals from four partial judgments for attorney fees incurred by insured. The insurer claims that it had no duty to defend certain claims brought by employees of the insured, and it challenges the amount of fees awarded. We affirm the first three partial judgments, but we reverse and remand for modification the final partial judgment.
FACTS
Respondent Meadowbrook, Inc. is a Deephaven publishing company. Respondent Bruce Lansky is Meadowbrook’s sole shareholder and CEO. In 1991, four female employees of Meadowbrook brought suit (the Kahmann suit) against…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Hauenstein v. St. Paul-Mercury Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1954
- Iowa Kemper Insurance Co. v. StoneSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1978
- Brown v. State Automobile & Casualty UnderwritersSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
- Lanoue v. Fireman's Fund American Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
- Jostens, Inc. v. Mission Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1986
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Meadowbrook, Inc. v. Tower Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1997
- Home Insurance v. Waycrosse, Inc.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1996
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