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subrogation claim in Minnesota

64 Minnesota opinions name it 2 courts 1913–2026 1 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Minnesota courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (25)

CaseFollowedCited
Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Vaccarigreen
minn · 1976 · cited in 7 Minnesota opinions naming this issue, 1985–2002
2 sentences

2002Id. at 103, 245 N.W.2d at 848.

1985Whether a settlement extinguishes an insurer’s subrogation rights when the settle- ment was procured by the tortfeasor and his insurer after notice of the insurer’s subrogation claim was addressed in Travelers Indemnity Company v. Vaccari, 310 Minn. 97 , 245 N.W.2d 844 (1976).

57
Buck v. Schneidergreen
minnctapp · 1987 · cited in 3 Minnesota opinions naming this issue, 2005–2016
2 sentences

2016Minn.Stat. § 548.251, relating to collateral sources, operates to prevent double recoveries while simultaneously protecting injured parties from undercompensation by ensuring that the total amount of collateral sources deducted from the award ex- *356 eludes “amounts plaintiffs] must ultimately pay over to a subrogee.” Buck v. Schneider, 413 N.W.2d 569, 572 (Minn.App.1987); Here, BCBS satisfied all of the claims of Ms. Auers’s medical providers and ' acquired a subrogation claim for the amount it paid to the providers.

2005The Greens suggest that Kahnke’s “failure to mention any subrogation interest prior to trial” renders any subsequent assertion “improper and untimely.” But this issue was addressed in Buck , where this court held that a subrogation claim was properly asserted despite the fact that it was first raised in response to the district court’s collateral-source order. 413 N.W.2d at 571 .

33
Naig v. Bloomington Sanitationgreen
minn · 1977 · cited in 5 Minnesota opinions naming this issue, 1981–1994
2 sentences

1994In Naig v. Bloomington Sanitation, 258 N.W.2d 891, 893-94 (Minn.1977), we allowed an employee to settle a tort claim for damages not recoverable under workers’ compensation without affecting the employer’s subrogation claim against the tortfeasor for compensation benefits paid.

1993Naig v. Bloomington Sanitation, 258 N.W.2d 891, 893 (Minn.1977).

25
Milbrandt v. American Legion Post of Moragreen
minn · 1985 · cited in 4 Minnesota opinions naming this issue, 1987–1991
2 sentences

1989However, this court stated, “the supreme court held that the no-fault carrier’s subrogation claim for basic economic loss benefits paid can be asserted only when the assured has received a double recovery, and only against the insured and not directly against the tortfeasor.” Id. at 756 (citing Milbrandt, 372 N.W.2d at 705-06 ).

1987See Milbrandt v. American Legion Post of Mora, 372 N.W.2d 702, 705 (Minn.1985) (footnote omitted) (“a reparation obligor may assert a subrogation claim to recover basic economic loss benefits paid only when the insured has received a double recovery”); State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Galloway, 373 N.W.2d 301 , 304 n. 1 (Minn.1985) (an uninsured motorist carrier may assert a subrogation claim, “provided the claimant has first been made whole”).

24
Ram Mutual Insurance Co. v. Rohdegreen
minn · 2012 · cited in 2 Minnesota opinions naming this issue, 2015–2016
2 sentences

2016Tenants had $300,000 of renters insurance, leaving them personally exposed in the amount of at least $170,000. 1 Both parties agreed that’ the' equitable framework' for deciding whether State Farm could maintain a subrogation claim against Tenants was established by our court in RAM, 820 N.W.2d at 14-16 .

2016Under the factors set forth in RAM Mutual Insurance Co. v. Rohde, 820 N.W.2d 1 (Minn. 2012), the landlord can proceed on a subrogation claim for damage to the tenants’ own apartment, but not for damage to other property belonging to the landlord.

22
Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Vaccarigreen
minn · 1976 · cited in 5 Minnesota opinions naming this issue, 1985–1994
2 sentences

1994Vaccari, 310 Minn. at 103 , 245 N.W.2d at 848 ; Heuer, 499 N.W.2d at 529 ; Allum v. MedCenter Health Care, 371 N.W.2d 557, 559 (Minn.App.1985).

1985Whether a settlement extinguishes an insurer’s subrogation rights when the settle- ment was procured by the tortfeasor and his insurer after notice of the insurer’s subrogation claim was addressed in Travelers Indemnity Company v. Vaccari, 310 Minn. 97 , 245 N.W.2d 844 (1976).

15
Group Health, Inc. v. Heuergreen
minnctapp · 1993 · cited in 2 Minnesota opinions naming this issue, 1994–2005
2 sentences

2005The Greens cite Group Health, Inc. v. Heuer, 499 N.W.2d 526, 529 (Minn.App. 1993), for the proposition that, for a subro-gation right to be asserted, “actual notice” of the subrogation interest must be given.

1994Vaccari, 310 Minn. at 103 , 245 N.W.2d at 848 ; Heuer, 499 N.W.2d at 529 ; Allum v. MedCenter Health Care, 371 N.W.2d 557, 559 (Minn.App.1985).

12
State Farm Insurance Companies v. Galajdagreen
minn · 1982 · cited in 2 Minnesota opinions naming this issue, 1986–1986
2 sentences

1986The trial court granted partial summary judgment, establishing the amount of damages in the subrogation claim at $50,000, on the basis of our decision in State Farm Insurance Companies v. Galajda, 316 N.W.2d 564 (Minn.1982).

1986Id. at 566 . *521 The issue directly presented in Galajda was whether a recipient of uninsured motorist benefits could settle a liability claim separately from the subrogation claim of the insurer where the settlement preserved the insurer’s subrogation claim, even though the insured had agreed not to enter any settlements not consented to by the insurer.

12
Melrose Gates, LLC v. Chor Mouagreen
minn · 2016 · cited in 1 Minnesota opinions naming this issue, 2026–2026
1 sentence

2026Id. at 861 ; see Melrose Gates, LLC v. Moua, 875 N.W.2d 814, 820-22 (Minn. 2016) (applying de novo review to district court’s dismissal of a subrogation claim when the dismissal was not based on the weight of the equities or on findings of disputed facts).

11
Minnesota Brewing Co. v. Egan & Sons Co.green
minn · 1998 · cited in 1 Minnesota opinions naming this issue, 2019–2019
1 sentence

2019See Minn. Brewing Co. v. Egan & Sons Co. , 574 N.W.2d 54 , 62 (Minn. 1998) (declining to "carve out a wholly new cause of action" by allowing an employer's subrogation claim for workers' compensation benefits against a common-enterprise party, stating that "[c]reating a new right that is not within the language of Minnesota's statutory workers' compensation scheme, and is in fact contradictory to the plain language of the Act," is a "role ... fulfilled solely by the legislature"); see also Parsonv.

11
Abraham v. County of Hennepingreen
minn · 2002 · cited in 1 Minnesota opinions naming this issue, 2014–2014
2 sentences

2014Id. at 57 ; see also Abraham, 639 N.W.2d at 349 (“In Tyroll, . . . [w]e concluded that the claims were common law issues triable to a jury because of the essential nature and character of the controversy, even though the [WCA] statutorily created the right of the employer-insurer to intervene and maintain the action as a subrogee long after our constitution was adopted.”).

2014Id. at 57 ; see also Abraham, 639 N.W.2d at 349 ("In Tyroll , ... [w]e concluded that the claims were common law issues triable to a jury because of the essential nature and character of the controversy, even though the [WCA] statutorily created the right of the employer-insurer to intervene and maintain the action as a subrogee long after our constitution was adopted.”).

11
Employers Mutual Companies v. Nordstromgreen
minn · 1993 · cited in 1 Minnesota opinions naming this issue, 2013–2013
2 sentences

2013See Nordstrom, 495 N.W.2d at 856 (stating that after resolving the injured party’s UIM claim, the UIM carrier may bring a subrogation claim against the tortfeasor to recover “all or a portion of the sums the underinsurer had paid”).

2013See Nordstrom, 495 N.W.2d at 856 (stating that after resolving the injured party’s UIM claim, the UIM carrier may bring a subrogation claim against the tortfeasor to recover “all or a portion of the sums the underinsurer had paid”).

11
Regie De L'Assurance Automobile Du Quebec v. Jensengreen
minn · 1987 · cited in 1 Minnesota opinions naming this issue, 2001–2001
1 sentence

2001See Regie de l’assurance Auto, du Quebec v. Jensen, 399 N.W.2d 85, 92 (Minn.1987) (refusing to allow a relation-back amendment to a subrogation claim that should have been brought as a wrongful-death claim by an appointed trustee, finding that the original action was a “legal nullity” and that there was nothing to which the attempted amendment could relate back). *272 Van Slooten has never commenced an action against a personal representative of Schneider-Janzen’s estate.

11
Folstad v. Edergreen
minn · 1991 · cited in 1 Minnesota opinions naming this issue, 1996–1996
1 sentence

1996Folstad v. Eder, 467 N.W.2d 608, 612 (Minn.1991).

11
Fabio v. Bellomogreen
minn · 1993 · cited in 1 Minnesota opinions naming this issue, 1994–1994
11
State Ex Rel. Cooper v. Frenchgreen
minn · 1990 · cited in 1 Minnesota opinions naming this issue, 1994–1994
11
Hershey v. Physicians Health Plan of Minnesota, Inc.green
minnctapp · 1993 · cited in 1 Minnesota opinions naming this issue, 1994–1994
11
Allum v. MedCenter Health Care, Inc.green
minnctapp · 1985 · cited in 1 Minnesota opinions naming this issue, 1994–1994
11
Share Health Plan, Inc. v. Marcottegreen
minnctapp · 1993 · cited in 1 Minnesota opinions naming this issue, 1993–1993
11
Easterlin v. Stategreen
minn · 1983 · cited in 1 Minnesota opinions naming this issue, 1988–1988
11
Miller v. Astleford Equipment Co., Inc.green
minn · 1983 · cited in 1 Minnesota opinions naming this issue, 1987–1987
11
MILBANK MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. Kluvergreen
minn · 1974 · cited in 1 Minnesota opinions naming this issue, 1986–1986
11
Wilken v. International Harvester Co.green
minn · 1985 · cited in 1 Minnesota opinions naming this issue, 1985–1985
11
Newmaster v. Mahmoodgreen
minnctapp · 1985 · cited in 1 Minnesota opinions naming this issue, 1985–1985
11
Romney v. Covey Garagegreen
utah · 1941 · cited in 1 Minnesota opinions naming this issue, 1957–1957
11

Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Minnesota. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (39)

CaseCitedYears
Tyroll v. Private Label Chemicals, Inc. green
minn · 1993
2 sentences

2013In Tyroll v. Private Label Chems., Inc., 505 N.W.2d 54 (Minn.1993), the Minnesota Supreme Court held that a party to an employer-insurer’s subrogation claim for benefits paid, brought after settlement of an employee’s underlying negligence suit, is entitled to a jury trial.

2003Tyroll involved an employer’s subrogation claim where the district court ruled against the defendant tortfeasor. 505 N.W.2d at 56 .

42002–2014
Westendorf Ex Rel. Westendorf v. Stasson green
minn · 1983
2 sentences

1997The PHP policies do not mention “subro-gation.” Although this court has held that a clause in an insurance policy that fails to mention “subrogation” may still serve as a subrogation clause in some respects, Westendorf, 330 N.W.2d at 702 , Medica has not cited any language in the PHP policies that could conceivably function as a subrogation clause.

1994Hershey v. Physicians Health Plan, 498 N.W.2d 519, 520-21 (Minn.App.1993) (citing Westendorf v. Stasson, 330 N.W.2d 699 (Minn.1983)).

31985–1997
SCI Minnesota Funeral Services, Inc. v. Washburn-McReavy Funeral Corp. green
minn · 2011
2 sentences

2026Id. at 861 ; see Melrose Gates, LLC v. Moua, 875 N.W.2d 814, 820-22 (Minn. 2016) (applying de novo review to district court’s dismissal of a subrogation claim when the dismissal was not based on the weight of the equities or on findings of disputed facts).

2016N.W.2d at 4, We stated: While subrogation . is an equitable remedy, a standard of review more deferential than de novo, which may be applicable on appeal. from summary judgment “where, after balancing .the equities, the district court determines not to award equitable relief,” is not applicable here where the- district court determined as a matter of law that RAM could not maintain a.subrogation .action, 820 N.W.2d at 6 n. 3 (quoting SCI, 795 N.W.2d at 860-61 ). 3 Applying the principles from these precedents, we conclude that the posture of'this case most closely resembles that presented in o

22016–2026
United Fire & Casualty Co. v. Bruggeman green
minnctapp · 1993
2 sentences

2016As discussed above, the district court rejected the subrogation claim as a matter of law, ruling, .that an insurer could never be subrogated to a landlord’s claims, against a tenant under the court of appeals’ decision in Bruggeman, 505 N.W.2d 87 , See 820.

2016As discussed above, the district court rejected the subrogation claim as a matter of law, ruling that an insurer could never be subrogated to a landlord’s claims against a tenant under the court of appeals’ decision in Bruggeman, 505 N.W.2d 87 .

22003–2016
Osborne v. Chapman green
minn · 1998
2 sentences

2000Id. at 65 .

2000Id. at 66 .

22000–2000
Schmidt v. Clothier red
minn · 1983
2 sentences

1990Id. at 263 .

1990Id. at 263 .

21990–1990
National Union Fire Insurance Company v. Grimes green
minn · 1967
2 sentences

1976Co. v. Grimes, 278 Minn. 45 , 153 N. W. 2d 152 (1967), we upheld the validity of this type of subrogation clause as be>tween the insurer and its insured, but specifically reserved ruling on the validity of the subrogation clause as against a third-party tortfeasor.

1976Co. v. Grimes, 278 Minn. 45 , 153 N. W. 2d 152 (1967), we upheld the validity of this type of subrogation clause as be>tween the insurer and its insured, but specifically reserved ruling on the validity of the subrogation clause as against a third-party tortfeasor.

21976–1976
Emmert v. Thompson green
minn · 1892
2 sentences

1937Emmert v. Thompson, 49 Minn. 386 , 52 N. W. 31 , 32 A. S. R. 566; Wentworth v. Tubbs, 53 Minn. 388 , 55 N. W. 543 ; Elliott v. Tainter, 88 Minn. 377 , 93 N. W. 124 ; 41 C.

1937Emmert v. Thompson, 49 Minn. 386 , 52 N. W. 31 , 32 A. S. R. 566; Wentworth v. Tubbs, 53 Minn. 388 , 55 N. W. 543 ; Elliott v. Tainter, 88 Minn. 377 , 93 N. W. 124 ; 41 C.

21920–1937
Parson v. Holman Erection Co., Inc. green
minn · 1988
1 sentence

2019Holman Erection Co. , 428 N.W.2d 72 , 76 (Minn. 1988) (warning against "judicial reconstruction of the Workers' Compensation Act" as the Legislature, not the court, must "judge the social utility of this statutory system, which has no common law counterpart, to balance the interests of employees and employers, and to make whatever adjustments and corrections it deems appropriate.").

12019–2019
Rausch v. Allstate Insurance green
md · 2005
1 sentence

2012In sum, under our case-by-case approach, consistent with the principles outlined above, an insurer will be able to maintain a subrogation action where, based on “the lease as a whole, along with any other relevant and admissible evidence,” the district court determines that “it was reasonably anticipated by the landlord and the tenant that the tenant would be liable, in the event of a [tenant-caused property] loss paid by the landlord’s insurer, to a subrogation claim by the insurer.” Rausch, 882 A.2d at 816 .

12012–2012
Blohm v. Johnson green
minnctapp · 1994
1 sentence

2011In Blohm , this court affirmed the district court’s dismissal of the insurer’s subrogation claim, finding that Bruggeman applied because the lease did not specifically state who was responsible for carrying fire insurance. 523 N.W.2d at 16 .

12011–2011
Kliniski v. Southdale Manor, Inc. green
minn · 1994
1 sentence

2005Kliniski v. Southdale Manor, Inc., 518 N.W.2d 7 , 9 n. 2 (Minn. 1994).

12005–2005
Strand v. Illinois Farmers Insurance Co. green
minnctapp · 1988
1 sentence

2004Id. at 270-71 .

12004–2004
Great West Casualty Co. v. Northland Insurance Co. green
minn · 1996
2 sentences

2001In Great West, we disallowed a subrogation claim against Northland brought by Great West who insured an individual injured in an automobile accident 3 years after the first automobile accident. 548 N.W.2d at 281 .

2001In Great West, we disallowed a subrogation claim against Northland brought by Great West who insured an individual injured in an automobile accident 3 years after the first automobile accident. 548 N.W.2d at 281 .

12001–2001
Employers Mutual Casualty Co. v. A.C.C.T., Inc. green
minn · 1998
2 sentences

2001Id. at 491 .

2001Id.

12001–2001
Northern States Contracting Co. v. Oakes green
minn · 1934
1 sentence

1996The tobacco companies rely principally on Northern States Contracting Co. v. Oakes, 191 Minn. 88 , 258 N.W. 371 (1934).

11996–1996
Miller v. Shugart green
minn · 1982
11994–1994
Lambertson v. Cincinnati Corp. green
minn · 1977
11994–1994
Allstate Insurance Co. v. Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc. green
minn · 1987
11993–1993
Anderson Trucking Service, Inc. v. Minnesota Insurance Guaranty Ass'n green
minnctapp · 1993
11993–1993
Kaiser v. Northern States Power Co. green
minn · 1984
11993–1993
Keenan v. Hydra-Mac, Inc. green
minn · 1989
11991–1991
Preferred Risk Mutual Insurance Co. v. Pagel green
minnctapp · 1989
11989–1989
Quarberg v. Laundry Store Sales, Inc. neutral
minn · 1964
11988–1988
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Galloway green
minn · 1985
11987–1987
Hudson v. Snyder Body, Inc. green
minn · 1982
11985–1985
Johnson v. Raske Building Systems, Inc. green
minn · 1979
11985–1985
Lang v. William Bros Boiler & Manufacturing Co. green
minn · 1957
11985–1985
Erickson v. Hinckley Municipal Liquor Store green
minnctapp · 1985
11985–1985
Modjeski v. Federal Bakery of Winona, Inc. green
minn · 1976
11978–1978
Southern Surety Co. v. Tessum green
minn · 1929
11966–1966
North River Insurance v. Ohmer neutral
ohioctapp · 1939
11957–1957
Reynolds v. Curtiss green
minn · 1893
11937–1937
Wentworth v. Tubbs green
minn · 1893
11937–1937
Elliott v. Tainter green
minn · 1903
11937–1937
First National Bank v. Pesha neutral
neb · 1916
11920–1920
Cooper, Myers & Co. v. Smith green
minn · 1918
11919–1919
Davis v. Tribune Job-Printing Co. neutral
minn · 1897
11913–1913
Wickstrom v. Swanson neutral
minn · 1909
11913–1913

Statutes the citing opinions construe

MN § Minn. Stat. § 176.061 (11) MN § Minn. Stat. § 65B.53 (7) MN § Minn. Stat. § 645.16 (5) MN § Minn. Stat. § 548.36 (4) MN § Minn. Stat. § 65B.51 (4) MN § Minn. Stat. § 176.001 (3) MN § Minn. Stat. § 176.82 (3) MN § Minn. Stat. § 181.932 (3) MN § Minn. Stat. § 340.95 (3) MN § Minn. Stat. § 549.09 (3) MN § Minn. Stat. § 60C.09 (3) MN § Minn. Stat. § 65B.54 (3)

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