Rich v. Ellingson

¶1 Kiersten Rich (Rich) appeals the grant of summary judgment in favor of Jeffrey Ellingson (Ellingson) and the Attorney’s Liability Protection Society (ALPS). Rich was involved in two separate motor vehicle accidents, one occurring in 1993 and the other in 1994. She hired Ellingson to represent her in securing uninsured motorists’ (UM) and underinsured motorists’ (UIM) coverage from her insurer State Farm for the respective accidents, and to assert Unfair Trade Practice (UTPA or bad faith) claims for the handling of both claims. Due to Ellingson’s failure to timely serve a summons upon State…