Blackbird suing Heidi's over fire [moved from Minneapolis-St. Paul board]

[clamchowder]

http://www.startribune.com/local/minn...

Blackbird is seeking $383,000 in lawsuit. Didn't they have insurance? Heidi's is a beloved restaurant by foodies. Anyone think this is bad P.R. for Blackbird?

[SarahInMinneapolis]

I'm betting Blackbird didn't have much choice. Their insurance company probably forced the lawsuit. From the facts in the Strib article, it looks bad for Heidi's, given the existence of a work order for repairs that didn't get done.

[soupkitten]

according to commentary on the heavy table, this is exactly correct, the insurance co is suing in blackbird's name for what was paid out as a result of the original fire.

http://heavytable.com/in-the-fires-wa...

the new heidi's has only been open for a few months, but apparently the ins co. thinks there's a good chance of being able to collect a good chunk of change from them, regardless of whether it puts stuart and heidi and the restarurant out of biz. i wonder if the lawsuit would not have occurred, had the restaurant not also reopened.

[mncharm]

Not necessarily the case at all. By the same token, Heidi's insurance (assuming they were up to date and carried appropriate coverage) should cover the damages.