BRUA v. MINNESOTA JOINT UNDERWRITING ASS'N

No. A07-1866.

778 N.W.2d 294 (2010)

Steven BRUA, et al., Respondents, v. The MINNESOTA JOINT UNDERWRITING ASSOCIATION, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

February 11, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia Yoedicke, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, L.L.P., Minneapolis, MN; and David W. VanDerHeyden, VanDerHeyden and Ruffalo, P.A., Rochester, MN, for respondents.

John M. Bjorkman, Paula Duggan Vraa, Larson King, L.L.P., St. Paul, MN, for appellant.

Mark J. Condon, Stacey A. Molde, Johnson & Condon, P.A., Minneapolis, MN, for amicus curiae Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association.

Michael C. Snyder, Meshbesher & Spence, Ltd., Minneapolis, MN, for amicus curiae Minnesota Association for Justice.


OPINION

ANDERSON, G. BARRY, Justice.

Michael Brua died in a single-car accident after drinking at the Bend in the Road bar in December 2003. An action under the Minnesota Civil Damages Act, Minn.Stat. § 340A.801 (2008), was brought against the Bend in the Road bar and its proprietors, who in turn made a claim for coverage from their insurance carrier, appellant the Minnesota Joint Underwriting Association (MJUA). A dispute arose over the extent of insurance...

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