Subrogated Insurers’ Equal Protection Clause Claim Fails, 8th Circuit Affirms

Mealey's (September 7, 2016, 12:08 PM EDT) -- ST. LOUIS — Subrogated insurers who paid out water damage claims to insured tenants did not suffer the same damages as uninsured tenants of the same building, the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed Sept. 6, affirming summary judgment for the City of Minneapolis on the insurers’ equal protection clause claim (American Family Insurance Co. and Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. v. City of Minneapolis, No. 15-3216, 8th Cir.; 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 16336)....