Arch Insurance Company v. Kubicki Draper, LLP

Summary

The court held that an insurer with a contractual subrogation provision and a duty to defend has standing to pursue a legal-malpractice claim against counsel it retained to represent its insured. The insurer may step into the insured's shoes and assert the insured's malpractice rights, even though the insurer itself was not in privity with the law firm. The court quashed the district court's decision and remanded for further proceedings.