EMC Insurance Companies v. Dvorak

OPINION

EDWARD D. MULALLY, Judge. **

Appellant Michael Dvorak challenges the district court’s denial of his claim for up to four times the assessed liability of a minor tortfeasor in an underinsured motorist claim under Minnesota’s joint and several liability statute. Because we find that joint and several liability was severed when appellant settled his liability claims with the two at-fault drivers, we affirm.

FACTS

Appellant Michael Dvorak was severely injured in an automobile accident in January 1994, and suffered permanent brain damage. He was a passenger in a car driven by Anthony…