Court Opinion

ID: 9497823
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-05 17:00:47.37704+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:58:26.013550
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JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge,
dissenting.
I respectfully dissent. I am persuaded by Pentair’s argument that the Taiwanese factory suppliers suffered direct physical loss when power outages rendered them unable to perform their intended function of manufacturing products for Pentair. See Sentinel Mgmt. Co. v. New Hampshire Ins. Co., 563 N.W.2d 296, 300-01 (Minn.Ct.App.1997); General Mills, Inc. v. Gold Medal Ins. Co., 622 N.W.2d 147, 152 (Minn.Ct.App.2001); and Archer Daniels Midland Co. v. Aon Risk Services, Inc. of Minnesota, No. 97-2185, 2002 WL 31185884 at *3 (D.Minn. Sept.27, 2002), aff'd, 356 F.3d 850 (8th Cir.2004). As the issues are state law issues, I see little reason for further extended discussion in this dissent.