Case Results

Sauro & Bergstrom Defeats Improper Appraisal Award

Sauro & Bergstrom successfully overturned an improper insurance appraisal award that was a mere 10% of the lowest estimate The Court agreed that the misconduct of two panel members in contacting witnesses outside of the evidentiary hearing and without notice to the parties and not allowing testimony required that the award to be set aside and...

Sauro & Bergstrom win at trial!

The firm obtained a $650,000 verdict against American Family on a disputed storm damage claim overcoming American Family’s arguments that the damage was...

Court Awards Insured All Requested Legal Fees Pursuant to Minn. Stat. §572B.25

After successfully overturning a flawed insurance appraisal award, Sauro & Bergstrom filed a motion for attorneys’ fees incurred in connection with Plaintiff’s motion to vacate the appraisal award The Court ruled in favor of Sauro & Bergstrom’s client and awarded the insured all of its requested legal fees pursuant to Minn Stat §572B25Read...

Sauro & Bergstrom win at the Minnesota Court of Appeals in the case of Engineering & Construction Innovations vs. Western National Insurance Company, successfully resurrecting the case after the trial court dismissed it on summary judgment.

In this insurance coverage case, the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled that the insurer was required under Minn Stat § 72A201 (the Minnesota Fair Claims Practices Act) to disclose all available insurance policies and insurance coverage that the client had when a loss occurred The insurance company’s failure to disclose resulted in Engineering &...

Trial Court Rules in Favor of S&B Client Allowing Bad Faith Claim to Proceed

An insurer who failed to inform S&B’s client of all applicable coverages, specifically denied the existence of a policy that would provide coverage, and offered repeated patterns of conflicting positions on the policy coverages will face a proceeding subsequent to trial on its lack of good faith claims handling Minnesota Statute Section 60418...