Minnesota Bad Faith Law
<h2> <center> Tonita Haire-Cochran v. 24 Restore, Inc. </h2> </center>
Minneapolis, Minnesota, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a breach of contract theory. Plaintiff’s home was significantly damaged in a fire. She contracted with respondent, a restoration company, to perform work on her home. After the work was completed, she sued respondent for poor workmanship, alleging breach of the contract, promissory estoppel, unjust enrichment, negli... More...
$ (04-17-2026 - MN)<H2> United States of America v. Raul Gutierrez
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)Wayne A. Quinones v. Employers Mutual Casualty Company
Minneapolis, Minnesota, insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of contract theory.... More...
$0 (09-17-2025 - MN)<h1> United States of America v. Axel Rene Kramer </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Saint Paul, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Methamphetamine Distribution </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Inmate Receives 15 Years in Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy Inside Stillwater Prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> An inmate has been sentenc... More...
$0 (11-18-2024 - MN)Paul Hansmeier v. Tobies Enterprises
<h2><br> Pine City, Minnesota civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff.<br> </h2><br> In March 2022, Hansmeier initiated a civil action alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101-12213 (2018 &Supp. IV 2022), and the Minnesota Human Rights Act, Minn. Stat. §§ 363A.01-.50 (2022 &Supp. 2023) against Tobies and U.S. Attorney General Merrick Ga... More...
$0 (09-16-2024 - MN)In re Marriage of Kyle Ryan Johnson v. Danielle Marie Gilbert
<h2><br> Minneapolis, Minnesota divorce lawyers represented the parties in a marriage dissolution action involving property division.<br> </h2><br> <br> Appellant Danielle Gilbert (wife) and respondent Kyle Johnson (husband) were married in October 2017. A few years later, in 2021, the parties purchased a home for $966,050. Because the listing price of the home was more than the parties could affo... More...
$0 (06-03-2024 - MN)Tracey Bokkes v. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada
Minneapolis, Minnesota insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.<br> <br> 604.18 INSURANCE STANDARD OF CONDUCT.<br> Subdivision 1.Terms.<br> <br> For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them.<br> <br> (a) "Insurance policy" means a written agreement between an insured and an insurer t... More...
$1 (03-11-2024 - MN)Ronald Pour, Sr. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
Minneapolis, Minnesota insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.<br> <br> 604.18 INSURANCE STANDARD OF CONDUCT.<br> Subdivision 1.Terms.<br> <br> For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them.<br> <br> (a) "Insurance policy" means a written agreement between an insured and an insurer that obligates... More...
$0 (03-24-2024 - MN)State of Minnesota v. Javon Davis
"Hearsay evidence is evidence of a statement that was made other than by a witness while testifying at the hearing. It is generally inadmissible in court because it is not considered to be reliable.<br> <br> There are a number of weaknesses of hearsay evidence:<br> <br> Lack of cross-examination: The person who made the hearsay statement is not present in court to be cross-examined by the oppo... More...
$0 (02-23-2015 - MN)Tracy Stricbel and Andrew Striebel v. American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I.
Minneapolis, Minnesota insurance law lawyer represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendant on a bad faith breach of contract theory.<br> <br> Minnesota has a statute that specifically addresses bad faith breach of insurance contracts. The statute, Minn. Stat. § 604.18, provides that an insurer who acts in bad faith in handling an insurance claim may be liable to the insured for actual damages, plus ... More...
$0 (07-17-2023 - MN)Dexon Computer, Inc. v. Travelers Property Casualty Co. of America
Minneapolis, Minnesota insurance law lawyers represented Plaintiff, which sued Defendant on a bad faith breach of insurane contract claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in damages as a direct result of Defendant's wrongful denial of its claim.<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <P><br> <img width="200" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Minneapolis_MN.jpg" alt="Fede... More...
$0 (02-16-2023 - MN)United States of America v. Derrick Maurice Scott
Minneapolis, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with trafficking fentanyl pills, possessing a machinegun, and other federal firearms violations.<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <P><br> <img width="200" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Minneapolis_MN.jpg" alt="Federal Courthouse - Minneapolis, Minnesota"><br> <P><br> Federal Courthouse - Mi... More...
$0 (02-07-2023 - MN)State of Minnesota v. James Lamar Davis
<br> A jury heard evidence that James Davis is a member of a Minneapolis street gang and that he, accompanied by two of his gang allies, confronted and shot two men affiliated with a rival gang. The jury found Davis guilty of two counts of attempted intentional second-degree murder for the benefit of a gang. Davis argues on appeal that we should overturn his conviction on four grounds: (1) the dis... More...
$0 (05-31-2016 - MN)United States of America v. Faith Rose Gratz and Axel Rene Kramer
St. Paul, Minnesota criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with distributing meth within the Minnesota Correctional Facility (MCF)-Stillwater.<br> <br> Faith Rose Gratz, 24, a former MCF – Stillwater corrections officer, and co-defendant Axel Rene Kramer, 34, an inmate who is currently serving a 288-month sentence for second degree murder, conspired with each other to distribute meth... More...
$0 (09-07-2022 - MN)Rose Goodman v. Chubb and Son, Inc.
Minneapolis, Minnesota insurance law lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 as a direct result of Defendant failing and refusing to pay Plaintiff's claim.... More...
$0 (01-13-2022 - MN)Samantha Sohmer v. UnitedHealth Group Inc., et al.
Minneapolis, Minnesota plaintiff labor law lawyer sued Defendants on wrongful denial for E.R.I.S.A.-Employee Benefits.<br> <br> <br> §1132. Civil enforcement<br> (a) Persons empowered to bring a civil action<br> <br> A civil action may be brought—<br> <br> (1) by a participant or beneficiary—<br> <br> (A) for the relief provided for in subsection (c) of this section, or<br> <br> (... More...
$0 (12-28-2021 - MN)Marc Nall v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Minneapolis, Minnesota consumer credit lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a Truth in Lending Act violation theory under 15 U.S.C. 1640, which provides, in part:<br> <br> (a) Individual or class action for damages; amount of award; factors determining amount of award<br> <br> Except as otherwise provided in this section, any creditor who fails to comply with any requirement imposed... More...
$0 (10-22-2021 - MN)Kathy Tafs v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
Minneapolis, Minnesota insurance law attorney represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a bad faith breach of contract theory claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in injuries and/or damages as a direct result of the refusal of the Defendant to pay his claim.<br> ... More...
$1 (10-17-2021 - MN)United States of America v. Emily Claire Hari, a/k/a Michael Hari
St. Paul, Minnesota defacing, damaging or destroying any religious real property because of the religious character of the property charge criminal defense lawyer represented Emily Claire Hari, a/k/a Michael Hari, age 50.<br> <br> On December 9, 2020, following a five-week trial, Hari was convicted by a federal jury on all five counts of the indictment, including intentionally defacing, damaging, ... More...
$0 (09-17-2021 - MN)United States of America v. Emily Claire Hari, Michael Hari
Minneapolis, MN: Criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with intentionally defacing, damaging and destroying religious property because of the religious character of that property; intentionally obstructing and attempting to obstruct, by force and the threat of force, the free exercise of religious beliefs; conspiracy to commit federal felonies by means of fire and explosives; carry... More...
$0 (09-14-2021 - MN)United States of America v. Andrew Albert Comeaux
Minneapolis, Minnesota felony firearm possession criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Andrew Albert Comeaux, age 38, who was charged with once count of felony in possession of a firearm.<br> <br> According to COMEAUX's guilty plea and documents filed with the court, on June 15, 2020, multiple law enforcement agencies executed a search warrant at COMEAUX's residence. During the search, la... More...
$0 (02-09-2021 - MN)United States of America v. Michael Hari
Minneapolis, Minnesota domestic terrorist criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Michael Hari, age 49, who was charged with Intentionally Defacing, Damaging, and Destroying any Religious Real Property Because of the Religious Character of that Property; Intentionally Obstructing, and Attempting to Obstruct, by Force and the Threat of Force, the Free Exercise of Religious Beliefs; Conspira... More...
$0 (12-10-2020 - MN)Walter Engelhardt v. Qwest Corporation
<center><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.mnd.uscourts.gov/Courthouses/images/Mpls-02.jpg"><br> </center><br> Plaintiff Walter Engelhardt sued Qwest Corporation, a subsidiary of<br> CenturyLink, and Tim Buchholz, CenturyLink’s operations director, alleging that<br> CenturyLink and Buchholz terminated him in violation of the Fair Labor Standards<br> Act (FLSA) and the Minnesota Whistleblower ... More...
$0 (03-22-2019 - MN)Janice Hustvet v. Allina Health System
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/ephox_images/DSCN4811_8672029681010063961_1431378876508.jpg"><br> </center><br> Janice Hustvet sued her former employer, Allina Health System (“Allina”),<br> alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and the<br> Minnesota Human Rights Act (“MHRA”), after Allina terminated Hustvet’s<br> employmen... More...
$0 (12-08-2018 - MN)Zach Hillesheim v. Myron's Cards and Gifts, Inc.
Zach Hillesheim sued Myron’s Cards and Gifts, Inc., seeking declaratory and<br> injunctive relief for alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA),<br> 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101-12213, and the Minnesota Human Rights Act, Minn. Stat.<br> chapter 363A. He also seeks state-law 1 damages. Myron’s moved to dismiss.<br> Hillesheim did not respond to the motion, instead moving to amend ... More...
$0 (07-28-2018 - MN)Jonathan Scarborough v. Federated Mutual Insurance Company
In 2014, Jonathan Scarborough was fired by his employer, Federated Mutual<br> Insurance Company. Scarborough sued, claiming that he was fired for engaging in<br> conduct that was protected by the Minnesota Whistleblower Act (MWA or the act).<br> Scarborough submitted evidence that he told his supervisors about an employee who<br> was stealing from Federated, and alerted them to potential consequen... More...
$0 (07-18-2018 - MN)United States v. Jesus Sotelo-Valdovinos
Eduardo Penaloza-Romero was a leader of a drug trafficking organization that<br> transported methamphetamine from California and distributed it in Minneapolis and<br> St. Paul, Minnesota. Jesus Sotelo-Valdovinos assisted by arranging a delivery of<br> methamphetamine from California to Minnesota and encouraging more trafficking<br> after the driver was arrested. Penaloza-Romero and Sotelo-Valdovin... More...
$0 (02-09-2018 - MN)Dering Pierson Group, L.L.P. v. Daniel Thomas Kantos
In the bankruptcy case of Daniel Thomas Kantos (“Debtor”), Dering Pierson Group, LLC (“DPG”) filed suit seeking a determination that its claim against Debtor is nondischargeable. The Bankruptcy Court1 held that DPG had not sustained its burden of proving that Debtor had willfully or maliciously caused an injury to DPG under § 523(a)(6). It also concluded that collateral estoppel did not a... More...
$0 (01-18-2018 - MN)State of Minnesota vs. Josue Robles Fraga, <table> <td>
This case arises from the death of S.R., who, with her brother, lived with Fraga, his <br> wife, and their four children in a mobile home in Worthington. The six children, including <br> 2-year-old S.R., shared a bedroom. On the evening before S.R.’s death, Fraga was home <br> with the six children while his wife was at work. Fraga picked his wife up from work <br> around 2:30 a.m., and the t... More...
$0 (06-29-2017 - MN)United States of America v. Deuvontay Shelby Charles
Minneapolis, MN - Minneapolis Man Sentenced To 36 Years In Prison For Trafficking Three Minors And Producing Child Pornography <br> <br> Deuvontay Shelby Charles, to 36 years in prison for sex trafficking three minor girls and for producing and receiving child pornography of two minor girls. CHARLES was indicted on March 7, 2016, and on December 14, 2016, was convicted by a federal jury on 20 of ... More...
$0 (06-16-2017 - MN)Michael John Hernandez v. General Mills Federal Credit
General Mills Federal Credit Union1 filed an adversary proceeding to determine<br> the dischargeability of a debt in Michael Hernandez's Chapter 7 bankruptcy. The<br> bankruptcy court2 found the debt excepted from discharge, the district court3 affirmed,<br> and we now affirm as well.<br> I. BACKGROUND<br> Hernandez's grandparents, Joseph and Stella Hernandez (whom we will refer<br> to as Joseph a... More...
$0 (06-14-2017 - MN)Douglas James Sellner v. MAT Holdings, Inc.
Douglas J. Sellner sued his former employer, MAT Holdings and its<br> subsidiaries Midwest Air Technologies, Inc., MAT Industries, and Sanborn<br> Manufacturing Company (collectively “MAT”). He alleges retaliation under the<br> Minnesota Whistleblower Act, Minn. Stat. § 181.932. The district court granted<br> summary judgment to MAT. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. 1291, this court<br> re... More...
$0 (06-15-2017 - MN)United States of America v. Deuvontay Shelby Charles
Minneapolis, MN - Minneapolis Man Sentenced To 36 Years In Prison For Trafficking Three Minors And Producing Child Pornography <br> <br> Deuvontay Shelby Charles, 22, to 36 years in prison for sex trafficking three minor girls and for producing and receiving child pornography of two minor girls. CHARLES was indicted on March 7, 2016, and on December 14, 2016, was convicted by a federal jury on 20 ... More...
$0 (06-17-2017 - MN)State of Minnesota vs. Manuel Guzman <table> <td>
The events that led to the fatal shooting of Rufino1 began in spring 2014, when <br> appellant and several other men, including Hector Lopez Rios, Guillermo Ayala-Enriquez, <br> and J.A.E., robbed Rufino’s friend, J.R.2 Several months later, on August 7, 2014, <br> appellant and Guillermo called Rufino a “snitch” in a face-to-face confrontation that <br> occurred at appellant’s home. The... More...
$0 (04-13-2017 - MN)Larry Demetrius Pearson vs. State of Minnesota <table> <td>
<center><a href="http://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28404&z=74103&s=OK" target="_new"><h2> MoreLaw Receptionist Services<h2> </b></h3></a> <center><h3><FONT COLOR="red"> Never Miss Another Call With MoreLaw's Receptionists Answering Your Calls </FONT> </h2></center><br> The State charged Pearson with first-degree premeditated murder, Minn. Stat. <br> § 609.185(a)(1) (201... More...
$0 (03-25-2017 - MN)United States of America v. Sandra Lee Bart, Wilian Socrate Cabrera and John James Svihel
Minneapolis, MN - Ohio Woman Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Conspiring to Exploit Foreign Workers at Minnesota Farm<br> <br> SANDRA LEE BART, 69, to five years in prison for requiring foreign workers on temporary H-2A work visas to pay illegal fees and kickbacks. BART was found guilty by a jury of conspiring with others to commit fraud.<br> <br> Co-defendant WILIAN SOCRATE CABRERA pleaded g... More...
$0 (01-26-2017 - MN)<b> State of Minnesota vs. Ryan Mark Thompson</b></h2.
The question presented in this case is whether Minn. Stat. § 169A.20, subd. 2 (2014) <br> (“test refusal statute”), is constitutional as applied to respondent Ryan Mark Thompson. <br> After Thompson was arrested on suspicion of driving while impaired and refused <br> warrantless blood and urine tests, he was charged with and convicted of test refusal. <br> 3 <br> Thompson moved to dismiss ... More...
$0 (10-14-2016 - MN)<b>State of Minnesota v. Todd Eugene Trahan</b></h2.
The question we are asked to decide in this case is whether Minnesota’s test refusal <br> statute, Minn. Stat. § 169A.20, subd. 2 (2014), is constitutional as applied to respondent <br> Todd Eugene Trahan. After Trahan was arrested on suspicion of driving while impaired, <br> he refused to submit to a warrantless blood test. Trahan pleaded guilty to first-degree test <br> refusal, but in post... More...
$0 (10-14-2016 - MN)<b><h3>State of Minnesota vs. Brian George Fitch</b></h3>
On February 2, 2015, a Stearns County jury found appellant Brian George Fitch <br> guilty of one count of first-degree murder of a peace officer, Minn. Stat. § 609.185(a)(4) <br> (2014); three counts of attempted first-degree murder of a peace officer, Minn. Stat. <br> §§ 609.17, 609.185(a)(4) (2014); and one count of unauthorized possession of a firearm, <br> Minn. Stat. §§ 624.713, subd. 1(... More...
$0 (08-26-2016 - MN)State of Minnesota vs. Aloeng Kelly Vang
The facts of the crime are not in dispute. On September 1, 2013, between <br> 12:30 a.m. and 1:00 a.m., Jeffrey Elling and his girlfriend, D.H., were crossing the street <br> when Vang sped past them in his car. Vang parked his car in the driveway of his cousin, <br> a neighbor of Elling’s. Elling approached Vang and the two exchanged words. Elling <br> pushed Vang, who fell to the ground. ... More...
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