Breach Of Contract Case Dismissed Against Insurer For Lack Of Jurisdiction

Mealey's (March 27, 2020, 1:48 PM EDT) -- BILLINGS, Mont. — A Montana federal magistrate judge on March 24 dismissed claims against a business auto insurer concerning coverage for a South Dakota resident because the insurer’s reinsurance obligations in the state “do not speak” to its business operations to support the court’s general personal or specific jurisdiction over the insurer (First National Bank of Sioux Falls v. The Estate of Eric Ryan Carlson, et al., No. 18-111, D. Mont., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 51089)....