Court Ruling Validates Cattle Ranchers 2013 Blizzard Claims

Nearly three years after Winter Storm Atlas blanketed western South Dakota and two months after the state Supreme Court ruled that a Quinn couple was entitled to compensation from their insurance company for nearly 100 yearling heifers that died in the blizzard, dozens of ranchers are reportedly revisiting their insurance policies to determine if they, too, are eligible for claims previously denied. The Atlas storm killed thousands of livestock with heavy rain followed by snow from Oct. 3 to Oct. 5, 2013, in western South Dakota.