KENNECOTT HOLDINGS v. LIBERTY MUT. INS.

No. C4-96-2087.

561 N.W.2d 189 (1997)

KENNECOTT HOLDINGS CORPORATION, et al., Appellants, v. LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Respondent, Employers Insurance of Wausau, Defendant, Insurance Company of North America, Respondent, Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's of London, Respondent, Aetna Casualty & Surety, et al., Respondents, The Home Insurance Company, Respondent, Landmark Insurance Company, et al., Respondents, Unigard Security Insurance Company, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

March 25, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terrence E. Bishop, Larkin, Hoffman, Daly & Lindgren, Ltd., Bloomington, James B. Lee, Francis M. Wikstron, Hal J. Pos, Parsons, Behle & Latimer, Lynn Cardey-Yates, Kennecott Corporation, Salt Lake City, UT, for Appellants.

John F. Angell, Stich & Angell, Minneapolis, Lee H. Glickenshaus, Michael J. Gill, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo, P.C., Boston, MA, for Respondent Liberty Mutual Ins. Co.

Paul G. Neimann, Moss & Barnett, Minneapolis, Michael J. Baughman, Cohn & Russell, Chicago, IL, for Respondent Insurance Company of North America.

Neal M. Glazer, Frances Buckley, D'Amato & Lynch, New York City, Charles E. Spevacek, Meagher & Geer, P.L.L.P., Minneapolis, for Respondent Lloyd's of London.

Mark D. Cahill, Choate, Hall & Stewart, Boston, MA, Ted E. Sullivan, Lind, Jensen & Sullivan, Minneapolis, for Respondent Aetna Casualty & Surety, et al.

Diana Y. Morrissey, Faegre & Benson, Minneapolis, for Respondent Home Insurance Company.

Thomas A. Pearson, Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak & Pikala, P.A., Minneapolis, Amy R. Paulus, Clausen & Miller, Chicago, IL, for Respondent Landmark Insurance Company.

Richard P. Mahoney, Mahoney, Dougherty & Mahoney, Minneapolis, James J. Duane, III, Craig Waksler, Taylor, Duane, Barton & Gilman, Boston, MA, for Respondent Unigard Security Insurance Company.

Considered and decided by HUSPENI, P.J., PARKER and SCHUMACHER, JJ.


OPINION

PARKER, Judge.

The trial court conditionally dismissed Kennecott's action based on forum non conveniens. Kennecott argues that the trial court's conditions were an abuse of discretion because they deprived Kennecott of any procedural benefit attained by filing suit in Minnesota district court. We affirm as modified.

FACTS

Appellants Kennecott Holdings Corp., Kennecott Utah Copper Corp...

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