Rembrandt Enterprises, Inc. v. Illinois Union Insurance Company

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Case Number:

0:15-cv-02913

Court:

Minnesota

Nature of Suit:

Insurance

Judge:

Paul A. Magnuson

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  1. December 04, 2017

    Insurer, Egg Producer Settle $7M Bird Flu Coverage Suit

    Illinois Union Insurance Co. and one of the nation's largest egg-laying operations have settled a $7 million Minnesota federal case over coverage concerning 8 million hens killed following an avian flu outbreak, according to court papers filed Monday.

  2. September 12, 2017

    Insurer Can't Duck Egg Producer's Bid For $2M After Bird Flu

    A Minnesota federal judge found Tuesday that Illinois Union Insurance Co. can't duck out of paying a Midwest egg farm operator up to $2 million for the replacement of more than 8 million chickens in the wake of a bird flu outbreak.

  3. January 13, 2017

    More Info Needed In Bird Flu Coverage Row

    A Minnesota federal judge on Thursday held off on concluding whether or not a 2015 avian influenza outbreak that cost Rembrandt Enterprises nearly 8 million birds at its egg-producing facilities warrants coverage, saying the crux of the case — how the virus spread — couldn't yet be determined.

  4. November 09, 2016

    Egg Producer Presses For Coverage In Bird Flu Outbreak Row

    Rembrandt Enterprises Inc. on Tuesday continued its quest to obtain coverage for a 2015 avian influenza outbreak that cost it nearly 8 million birds at its egg-producing facilities, reiterating to a Minnesota federal judge that the virus counts as contamination and that policy exclusions don't apply.

  5. October 19, 2016

    Facts Lacking In Bird Flu Coverage Row, Insurer Says

    Illinois Union Insurance Co. on Tuesday pressed a Minnesota federal judge to conclude that it correctly denied coverage to an egg producer whose facilities were contaminated by a 2015 avian influenza outbreak, arguing the policyholder cannot prove its losses resulted from environmental contamination.

  6. September 28, 2016

    Egg Producer Says Policy Covers Bird Flu Contamination

    Rembrandt Enterprises Inc. urged a Minnesota federal judge Tuesday to hold that Illinois Union Insurance Co. wrongfully denied coverage for damages stemming from avian influenza contamination at several of the egg producer's facilities, arguing that a pollution policy's exclusion for losses related to naturally occurring materials doesn't apply.