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One Claim Can’t Be “Deemed Made” Twice, Minnesota Court Holds
One Claim Can’t Be “Deemed Made” Twice, Minnesota Court Holds

The Minnesota Court of Appeals has held that a malpractice claim was “deemed made” against an insured law firm when it received from its former client’s new counsel a letter directing the law firm to preserve records related to representation of the former client. Minn. Lawyers Mut. Ins. Co. v. Bradshaw & Bryant Law Off. PLLC, 2025 WL 747385 (Minn. Ct. App. Mar. 10, 2025). Once “deemed made” under the terms of the claims-made-and-reported lawyers professional liability insurance policy, the claim could not be “deemed made” again by receipt of another letter asserting the same claim.

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California Federal Court Holds Coverage Barred By Prior Notice Exclusion and Related Claims Provision
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