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202521P.pdf 08/25/2021 Rodenburg LLP v. Cincinnati Insurance Company
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 20-2521
U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota - Eastern
[PUBLISHED] [Wollman, Author, with Colloton and Kobes, Circuit Judges]
Civil case - Contracts. Cincinnati issued the plaintiff law firm a
commercial liability policy and plaintiff sought coverage and a defense
when it was sued for wrongful garnishment, violation of the Fair Debt
Collection Practices Act and other tort-based claims after it mistakenly
garnished a person's wages; the district court did not err in determining
that the injury was excluded from coverage under the "violation of
statutes" exclusion; because the injured party's complaint alleged only
injuries arising from the law firm's violation of the Fair Debt Collection
Practices Act, Cincinnati did not breach is contractual duty to defend
plaintiff.