Did you know that partners Brenda M Sauro and Adina R Bergstrom are certified as trained mediators and arbitrators Ms Bergstrom and Ms Sauro also serve as appraisers and umpires in insurance property disputes
Please contact us for assistance in resolving your dispute outside of the court...
For the 5th consecutive year, partners Brenda M Sauro and Adina R Bergstrom have been selected as Super Lawyers by their peers
Only the top 5% of attorneys in each practice area are selected for inclusion in the Super Lawyers list To be selected as a Super Lawyer, candidates are screened via independent research, peer nominations and peer...
No business wants to face a vandalism loss Yet it happens, and when it does, business owners should expect to be compensated under their insurance policies covering the property that was damaged However, some insurers, look for ways to avoid paying what they owe Sometimes, they turn to buried exclusions in the policy depending on how the vandals...
In a July 2017 decision, Poehler v Cincinnati Insurance Company[1], the Minnesota Supreme Court held that an insured could—absent specific policy language precluding it—recover interest on an appraisal award Below is an explanation of how the court came to that decision
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Sauro & Bergstrom is pleased to announce that its founding partners, Brenda Sauro and Adina Bergstrom, will be participating in the American Bar Association Property Insurance Law Committee’s Annual Spring Meeting in Orlando, Florida being held April 6- 8, 2017 entitled Show Me The Money!! Ms Bergstrom is serving as the Program Co-Chair...
As many of you know, Sauro & Bergstrom, PLLC chooses a charity project each year to give back to the local community This year, in conjunction with our pro bono work at the Children's' Law Center of Minnesota, we have selected The Bridge for Youth It is a homeless shelter for children and teens, ranging from ages 10 to 18, that we learned...
Sauro & Bergstrom PLLC is now an allied member of the Minnesota Resort and Campground Association and the Minnesota Restaurant Association The firm's experience and focused practice on insurance claims of all types and construction law have successfully served past clients in the resort and restaurant industries Past successes have...
Can an appraisal panel determine an amount of loss when it necessarily needs to determine the cause of that loss In 2012, the Minnesota Supreme Court set the precedent that yes, it could Siding with insurer Secura Insurance, the Court stated that “in the insurance context, an appraiser’s assessment of the ‘amount of loss’ necessarily...
The 2015-2016 Minnesota legislative session came to a close with little fan fair and few legislative accomplishments However, the legislature did manage to pass, and Governor Dayton signed into law, two critical changes to Minnesota Statute § 33710—the statute dealing with contractor’s “prompt payment” and retainage on private projects...
