United States Eighth Circuit

Summary judgment for an insurer on plaintiff's claim for coverage under a business interruption policy is reversed where a Canadian beef ban by the U.S. government, due to the threat of Mad Cow disease, resulted in a "direct physical loss" under the policy.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/22/2006
• Published 08/22/2006

Judges

• GRUENDER, Circuit Judge., Before SMITH, HEANEY  and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael R. Cunningham, Minneapolis, MN (Lawrence A. Moloney, on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jonathan D. Jay, Minneapolis, MN (Terrance C. Newby and Nicholas S. Kuhlmann, on the brief), for appellee.