PIONEER INDUSTRIES, INC. v. HARTFORD FIRE INS. CO.

Nos. 09-3002, 09-3072.

639 F.3d 461 (2011)

PIONEER INDUSTRIES, INC., Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: April 8, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Francis Lulic , argued, Bjork Thorsten Hill , on the brief, Minneapolis, MN, for appellant/cross-appellee.

Joel T. Wiegert , argued, John J. McDonald, Jr. and Katherine A. McBride , Minneapolis, MN, for appellee/cross-appellant.

Before BYE, MELLOY, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.


BYE, Circuit Judge.

These appeals involve an insurance coverage dispute over commercial crime insurance Hartford Fire Insurance Company issued to Pioneer Industries. After Pioneer's chief financial officer (CFO) died, Pioneer discovered he had embezzled more than $500,000 from the company during the eleven years prior to his death. Pioneer sued Hartford after the latter refused to pay a claim for the loss. The district court1 concluded...

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