Minnesota Jury Verdicts, Settlements and Court Decisions
<h2> <center> State of Minnesota v. Gregory Maurice Oats, Jr. </h2> </center>
St. Paul, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first and third-degree sexual assault. Gregory Maurice Oats, Sr. was charged with first- and third-degree criminal sexual conduct, alleging that he sexually penetrated the victim, E.H., on numerous occasions from 2009 to 2011, when she was under the age of sixteen, and from 2011 to 2013 when she was sixteen and ... More...
$ (01-28-2026 - MN)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jessica Lynn Larson </h2> </center>
St. Paul, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making a false statement. While working as a nurse at FMC Rochester, Jessica Lynn Larson, age 38, had a compromising sexual relationship with an inmate. Larson and the inmate exchanged sexually explicit love letters in which they professed their love for one another and discussed various sexual acts. In April 20... More...
$ (01-27-2026 - MN)<h2> <center> State of Minnesota v. Eric Dione Birth </h2> </center>
Winona, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual assault. Eric Dione Birth was a track coach beginning in 2016, then became a PE teacher at Winona Senior High School in addition to being a track coach. Birth was accused of sexually assaulted three different high school students in 2016, 2017 and in 2022.... More...
$ (01-22-2026 - MN)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Aimee Bock </h2> </center>
Minneapolis, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer John Ellis represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and bribery.... More...
$ (01-21-2026 - MN)<H2> <center> United States of America v. Raul Gutierrez </h2> </center>
Minneapolis, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant, Raul Gutierrez, charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and theft of government property after breaking into an FBI vehicle and stealing a rifle. “Despite the incitement of violence against federal law enforcement by local officials, which resulted here in the theft of a firearm from an FBI vehicle and t... More...
$ (01-16-2026 - MN)<H2> <center> United States of America v. Damien William Quinn, also known as Ryan William Shattuck </h2> </center>
Minneapolis, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with production and attempted production of child pornography and cyberstalking. Damien Quinn owned multiple pseudonymous Snapchat and Instagram accounts that he used to “catfish” minor victims in order to receive sexually explicit photographs and videos. Quinn used these accounts to cyberstalk women who att... More...
$ (01-08-2026 - MN)<H2> <center> United States of America v. Abdimajid Mohamed Nur </h2> </center>
Minneapolis, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud. At trial, Abdimajid Mohamed Nur, age 24, and his co-defendants stole more than $47 million in program funds by claiming to serve 18 million meals to kids at more than 30 food distribution sites. The scheme originated out of Empire Cuisine & Market, a small storefront halal market in Shakopee. Empire... More...
$ (11-24-2025 - MN)<H2> <center> United States of America v. Patrick Carl Timberlake, Jr., a/k/a “King” </h2> </center>
Minneapolis, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of Distribution of Heroin and Fentanyl. Patrick Carl Timberlake, Jr., a/k/a “King,” age 29, is a drug dealer and a felon who is prohibited from possessing weapons. In 2019 and 2020, Timberlake sold poison—heroin containing deadly fentanyl—to two drug users who took Timberlake’s poison, ... More...
$ (12-12-2025 - MN)<H2> <center> United States of America v. Gregory Hamilton </h2> </center>
Minneapolis, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with RICO Conspiracy and Premeditated Murder for his involvement in the Highs and the August 8, 2021 murder of Darryl Wells, Jr., an innocent bystander who was mistaken for a gang member. Gregory Hamilton, age 29, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, was a member of the Highs—a criminal enterprise that controlled territor... More...
$ (12-16-2025 - MN)<H2> <center> United States of America v. Abdinajib Hassan Yussuf, et al. </h2> </center>
Minneapolis, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. In the Autism fraud scheme, Abdinajib Hassan Yussuf, age 27, has been charged by federal information with one count of wire fraud. As set forth in the information, Yussuf and others devised and carried out a scheme to defraud the Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention benefit, a... More...
$ (12-28-2025 - MN)<H2> <center> United States of America v. Gregory Hamilton </h2> </center>
Minneapolis, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with RICO Conspiracy and Premeditated Murder for his involvement in the Highs and the August 8, 2021 murder of Darryl Wells, Jr., an innocent bystander who was mistaken for a gang member. Gregory Hamilton, age 29, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, was a member of the Highs—a criminal enterprise that controlled territor... More...
$ (12-16-2025 - MN)<H2> <center> Destiny Dunn v. Donovan W. Frank </h2> </center>
Minneapolis, Minnesota, employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a job discrimination civil rights violation theory.... More...
$ (12-08-2025 - MN)<h2> <center> State of Minnesota v. Marquan Tucker </h2> <center>
Minneapolis, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer will represent the Defendant charged with two county of second-degree muder.<br> <br> Marquan Tucker, 20, is charged with two counts of second-degree murder in the death of Patrick Henderson.... More...
$0 (11-14-2025 - MN)<h2> <center> State of Minnesota v. Brian Russell Lueck </h2> </center>
Ottumwa, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree refusal to submit to blood or breath testing for intoxication.<br> <br> This case concerns the constitutionality of Minn. Stat. § 169A.20, subd. 2(2), the test-refusal statute, as applied to a driver who refuses a chemical test where law enforcement obtained a warrant authorizing only one type of test-eit... More...
$0 (11-12-2025 - MN)<H2> <center> Judith F. Florian v. 3M Company </h2> </center>
Minneapolis, Minnesota personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a Personal Injury: Health Care/Pharmaceutical theory.... More...
$1 (11-07-2025 - MN)<H2> <center> United States of America v. Lezly Susana De Leon-Sanchez </h2> </center>
Minneapolis, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.... More...
$0 (11-07-2025 - MN)<H2> <center> Andrew Verch v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company </h2> </center>
Minneapolis, Minnesota insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on an E.R.I.S.A. wrongful denial of employee benefits theory.... More...
$1 (11-07-2025 - MN)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Anthony John Crowley </h2> </center>
Minneapolis, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession and distribution of child pornography.<br> <br> <br> Anthony John Crowley, age 52, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer, charged with possession of child porn. <br> ... More...
$0 (10-28-2025 - MN)<h2> <center> Meeka Elliott v. 3M Company, et al. </h2> </center>
Minneapolis, Minnesota, personal injury lawyers presented the Plaintiff who who on a product liability theory.<br> <br> AI Overview<br> <br> Minnesota product liability law holds manufacturers, distributors, and retailers accountable for harm caused by defective products under a<br> <br> strict liability standard. This means an injured party does not need to prove negligence, but must show the pro... More...
$1 (10-27-2025 - MN)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Evan James Oppegard </h2> </center>
Minneapolis, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with interstate threats to injury.<br> <br> 18 U.S.C. § 875(c) is a federal law that makes it a crime to transmit a communication containing a threat to kidnap or injure another person in interstate or foreign commerce<br> <br> . To be convicted, the government must prove the defendant knowingly transmitted the co... More...
$0 (10-27-2025 - MN)<h2> <center> Brey Mafi v. Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc., et al. </h2> </center>
Minneapolis, Minnesota, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a real property fraud claim.<br> <br> Fraud law refers to the legal regulations that define and punish deceptive activities used to gain an unfair or unlawful advantage, often resulting in financial loss to another person or entity<br> . It applies to both civil and criminal contexts, punishing fraudulent acts and providi... More...
$0 (10-24-2025 - MN)<h2> <center> Heather Grazzini-Sims v. Norby Land Corp. </h2> </center>
Minneapolis, Minnesota, employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff on an E.R.I.S.A. violation.<br> <br> ... More...
$0 (10-27-2025 - MN)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Abdisatar Ahmed Hassan </h1></center></h1>
Minneapolis, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of Attempting to Provide Material Support and Resources to a Designated Foreign Terrorist Organization, announced .<br> <br> Abdisatar Ahmed Hassan, 23, pleaded guilty to one count of Attempting to Provide Material Support and Resources to a Designated Foreign Terrorist Organization.<br> <br> “The... More...
$0 (10-01-2025 - MN)<h2> <center> Timothy Fixsen v. National Tax Debt, L.L.C. </h2> </center>
Minneapolis, Minnesota, consumer law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Fair Debt Collection Act violation.... More...
$0 (10-17-2025 - MN)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Elizabeth Lynne Brinkmann </h2> </center>
Minneapolis, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribut methamphetamine while on pretrial release.... More...
$0 (10-17-2025 - MN)<h2> <center> Mallani Ferrer v. Best Buy Co., Inc. </h2> </center>
Minneapolis, Minnesota, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a produce liability claim.... More...
$1 (10-17-2025 - MN)<h2> <center> Ramona Cano v. Equifax Information Services, L.L.C. </h2> </center>
Minneapolis, Minnesota, consumer law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a Fair Credit Reporting Act violation theory. ... More...
$0 (10-17-2025 - MN)<h2> <center> State of Minnesota v. John Doe </h2> </center>
St. Paul, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted murder.<br> <br> John Doe, age 20, attacked and severely battered a woman, age 31, with a table leg on a METRO Green line platform.<br> <br> The woman did not know the attacker.... More...
$0 (10-10-2025 - MN)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Abdisatar Ahmed Hassan </h1></center></h1>
Minneapolis, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempting to Provide Material Support and Resources to a Designated Foreign Terrorist Organization.<br> <br> Abdisatar Ahmed Hassan, 23, pleaded guilty today to one count of Attempting to Provide Material Support and Resources to a Designated Foreign Terrorist Organization, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Josep... More...
$0 (10-01-2025 - MN)<h2> <center> State of Minnesota v. Talon Covie Cadrell Walker </h2> </center>
Minneapolis, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with vehicular manslaughter.<br> <br> Talon Covie Cadrell Walker, 30, was accused for causing an accident that killed Natalie Gubbay and injured others.... More...
$0 (10-07-2025 - MN)<h2> <center> State of Minnesota v. Johnny Doe </h2> </center>
Minneapolis, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.<br> <br> Johnny Doe, a minor, was accused of shooting a man on the 1900 block of Clinton Avenue, two blocks from the park, around 2:42 p.m.... More...
$0 (10-07-2025 - MN)<h2> <center> Bruce Charles Cohen v. Consilio, LLC and Consilio Services, LLC
Minneapolis, Minnesota, employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a wage and hour law violation theory.<br> <br> Consilio is a nationwide legal document review company with offices in <br> Minnesota. Cohen began working for Consilio in 2018 as an hourly licensed attorney <br> document reviewer. In July 2019, Consilio sent an email to Cohen and other <br> Minnesota-based hourly li... More...
$0 (10-06-2025 - MN)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Justin Lyle Cutbank </h2> </center>
Minneapolis, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm. ... More...
$0 (10-07-2025 - MN)<h2> <center> State of Minnesota v. Dameon Markese Collins </h2> </center>
Minneapolis, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree intentional murder.<br> <br> Dameon Markese Collins, 24, pleaded guilty to second-degree intentional murder in June and admitted to firing 23 shots at Mr. Woodard in the presence of other people on the street who could have been struck. <br> <br> “Carl should still be with his family, but Mr.... More...
$0 (08-25-2025 - MN)<h2> <center> State of Minnesota v. John Allan Sandeen </h2> </center>
Minneapolis, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with four counts of terroristic threats made to individuals via email.<br> <br> Mr. Sandeen referred to Charlie Kirk as his “friend†multiple times and promised to commit numerous acts of violence against the targeted individuals as retribution. He also made sweeping threats against “liberal and le... More...
$0 (09-19-2025 - MN)<h2> <center> Wayne A. Quinones v. Employers Mutual Casualty Company </h2> </center>
Minneapolis, Minnesota, insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of contract theory.... More...
$0 (09-17-2025 - MN)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jovany Eligio Martinez-Simon </h2> </center>
Minneapolis, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with reentry of removed alien with prior aggravated felony.... More...
$0 (09-17-2025 - MN)<h2> <center> Matthew Locke v. County of Hubbard, et al. </h2> </center>
Minneapolis, Minnesota, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a excessive force civil rights violation.<br> <br> Matthew Locke sued Hubbard County, Sheriff Cory Aukes, and Chief Deputy Sheriff Scott Parks under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Minnesota law, alleging that the officers used excessive force against him during an oil pipeline protest. The district and official immunity ... More...
$0 (09-17-2025 - MN)<h2> <center> Monty Jones v. Lincoln National Life Insurance Company and Wells Fargo </h2> </center>
Minneapolis, Minnesota employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on an Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) violation theory.<br> <br> Monty Jones sought short-term disability (STD) benefits from Lincoln National Life Insurance Company and Wells Fargo & Company Short-Term Disability Plan. His applications for benefits were denied.... More...
$0 (09-05-2025 - MN)<h2> <center> Mary Kay Thomas v. Marshall Public Schools, et al. </h2> </center>
Minneapolis, Minnesota employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued asserting claims under the Minnesota Human Rights Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution.<br> <br> Thomas was employed by the District for nearly 30 years, beginning as a<br> teacher and the... More...
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