United States Eighth Circuit

In an insurance coverage dispute, insurer's claim that some defense costs were unreasonable served only to reduce the principal amount owed the insured, and, because the insured's defense costs were sufficiently certain and calculable, the court should have awarded the insured prejudgment interest.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/08/2002
• Published 03/08/2002

Judges

• BYE, Circuit Judge., Before MURPHY, BEAM and BYE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Bethany K. Culp, argued, Minneapolis, MN (P. Shawn McCann, Omaha, NE, on the brief), for St. Paul Fire and Marine Ins. Co., Carol L. Johnson, argued, Chicago, IL (Jeffrey A. Goldwater, Chicago, IL, Williams Johnson, Omaha, NE, on the brief), for Coregis Ins. Co., Darin L. Mackender, argued, Lincoln, NE (Murray Ogborn, Lincoln, NE, on the brief), for Simmental.