Minnesota Class Action Law

<h2> <center> United States of America v. Abdulkarim Farah </h2> </center>

Minneapolis, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bribery of a juror in violation of 18 U.S.C. 201, which provides: (a) For the purpose of this section— (1) the term “public official” means Member of Congress, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner, either before or after such official has qualified, or an officer or employee or person acting for or on be... More...

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United States of America v. James Patrick Lyons

Minneapolis, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant with interstate transmission of a threat to injury the person of another. James Patrick Lyons, age 45, accused of interstate transmission of threats to injure five federal law enforcement officers on January 18, 2026, On January 14, 2026, in response to an immigration enforcement action, a large group of protesters in... More...

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United States of America v. Jose Alberto Ramirez

Minneapolis, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with interstate transmission of a threat to injury the person of another. Jose Alberto Ramirez, age 29, was charged with interstate transmission of threats to injure a federal law enforcement officer on January 15, 2026. According to court documents, on January 14, 2026, in response to an immigration enforcemen... More...

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United States of America v. Don Lemon

Minneapolis, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendant charged with conspiracy agains rights of religious freedom at a place or worship and injuring, intimidating and interfering with the exercise of a right of religious worship. 18:241 provides: If two or more persons conspire to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Po... More...

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<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...

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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. Consilio is a nationwide legal document review company with offices in Minnesota. Cohen began working for Consilio in 2018 as an hourly licensed attorney document reviewer. In July 2019, Consilio sent an email to Cohen and other Minnesota-based hourly li... More...

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Mary Kay Thomas v. Marshall Public Schools, et al.

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. Thomas was employed by the District for nearly 30 years, beginning as a teacher and the... More...

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Adolfo Gutierrez Avila, Jr. v. Ryaon Bellefy

Minneapolis, Minnesota pro se Plaintiff used the Defendant on an excessive force by a corrections officer. The Defendant did not exhaust his available administrative remedies before filing suit. See 42 U.S.C. Â§ 1997e(a) (prisoner may not bring action with respect to prison conditions under federal law until he has exhausted available administrative remedies); Smith v. Andrews, 75 F.4th... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Isabel Lopez </h1></h1>

<h2><center> Minneapolis, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers or employees </font/color="red"></center><center> St. Paul Woman Charged with Assaulting Law Enforcement Officers During Lake Street Narcotics Search Warrants, Punching an FBI Agent Upon h... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Jeremy Francis Plonski </h1></h1>

<h2><center> Saint Paul, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Production of Child Pornography </font/color="red"></center><center> Minnesota State Trooper Charged with Production of Child Pornography</h2></center> </h2></center> Minnesota State Trooper Jeremy Francis Plonski wa... More...

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In the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of: J. I. G. and O. C., C. D. C., A. R. G., R. M. K., Parents.

Owatonna, Minnesota, a family law lawyer, represented the parents in a parental termination action. On the day before Halloween in 2023, a gas-station and convenience-store employee in Steele County reported to law enforcement that two young children-eight and six years old-had come into the store twice that morning without warm clothes or a caregiver. Responding officers returned the c... More...

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Craig Stevenson, et al. v. Sean Stevenson, et al.

Fergus Falls, Minnesota, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on defamation per se, intentional infliction of emotional distress (IIED), and civil conspiracy theories. In 2020, appellants Craig and Marie Stevenson brought claims of defamation per se, intentional infliction of emotional distress (IIED), and civil conspiracy against respondents Sean Stevenson, Renee Stevenson, L... More...

$0 (02-03-2025 - MN)

Rebecca A. Niebuhr v. Jacob Sieberg, et al.

Mankato, Minnesota personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a wrongful death claim. Following a one-vehicle accident that happened at work and resulted in the death of the vehicle's passenger, that person's next of kin brought a wrongful-death action against the driver and the driver's parents who owned the vehicle. The district court determined that the driver was immune from ... More...

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County of Hennepin v. Christina Elizabeth VonderHaar

Minneapolis, Minnesota family law lawyer represented the Defendant in a paternity action Mother and father were in a romantic relationship but never married. They have two joint children, twin boys born in October 2014. The children have always lived with mother. The parents have a volatile history punctuated by instances of domestic abuse on both sides. In spring 2020, ... More...

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Bryan M. Holl v. Moore Lake Correctional Facility

Carlton, Minnesota civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on an Eight Amendment violation theory. Holl was incarcerated at the Minnesota Correctional Facility at Moose Lake (MCF-ML). In December 2022, Holl commenced an action for monetary damages against MCF-ML for violating his Eighth Amendment right to sanitary living conditions by failing to regularly provide him w... More...

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Randy Hook v. Brenda Hook

<h2> Marshall, Minnesota personal injury lawyers represented the parties in a fraud and conversion of firearms. </h2> In December 2020, respondent Brenda Hook, the surviving wife of Roger Hook, initiated a probate proceeding in Lyon County District Court and was appointed as the personal representative of Roger's[1] estate. In October 2021, in the probate pr... More...

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Brian Gross v. Equifax Information Services, LLC

<h2> Minneapolis, Minnesota consumer credit law lawyer represented the Plaintiff. </h2> The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) is a federal law that protects the privacy, accuracy, and fairness of consumer information. The FCRA regulates the collection, maintenance, and disclosure of consumer information by credit reporting agencies (CRAs). The FCRA also places obligations on parties tha... More...

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State of Minnesota v. David Wokeph Natee

</h2> Minneapolis, Minnesota third-degree drug possession criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant. </h2> In October 2021, respondent State of Minnesota charged David Wokeph Natee with one count of third-degree drug possession and one count of fifth-degree drug possession. Natee entered into a global plea agreement with the state to resolve the October 2021 charges ... More...

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Paul Hansmeier v. Tobies Enterprises

<h2> Pine City, Minnesota civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff. </h2> In March 2022, Hansmeier initiated a civil action alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. Â§Â§ 12101-12213 (2018 &Supp. IV 2022), and the Minnesota Human Rights Act, Minn. Stat. Â§Â§ 363A.01-.50 (2022 &Supp. 2023) against Tobies and U.S. Attorney General Merrick Ga... More...

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In re Marriage of Kyle Ryan Johnson v. Danielle Marie Gilbert

<h2> Minneapolis, Minnesota divorce lawyers represented the parties in a marriage dissolution action involving property division. </h2> 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...

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Marc Saeed Sultana v. Tom Wychor and Endeavor Air Corporation </center

<h2> Minneapolis, Minnesota civil right employment discrimination lawyer represented the Plaintiff. </h2> Marc Saeed Sultana appealed the district court's with-prejudice dismissal of his employment discrimination action for failure to prosecute and to follow court orders. He also moves for reconsideration of the clerk's order striking his overlength reply brief. Following a carefu... More...

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State of Minnesota v. Elias-Kareem Hany Aly

<h2> St. Paul, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant who was charged with second-degree murder without intent while committing a felony. </h2> Elias-Kareem Hany Aly, 21, for h killing a smoke shop employee in St. Paul in 2023. 2023 Minnesota Statutes Authenticate PDF Resources Search Minnesota St... More...

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William A. Todd v. American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I.

Minneapolis, Minnesota personal injury car insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on an auto insurance breach of contract theory claiming damages of $1.5 million. 604.18 INSURANCE STANDARD OF CONDUCT. Subdivision 1.Terms. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them. (a) "Insurance policy" means a... More...

$0 (04-11-2024 - 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. 604.18 INSURANCE STANDARD OF CONDUCT. Subdivision 1.Terms. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them. (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. 604.18 INSURANCE STANDARD OF CONDUCT. Subdivision 1.Terms. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them. (a) "Insurance policy" means a written agreement between an insured and an insurer that obligates... More...

$0 (03-24-2024 - MN)

Rodrietta Benjamin v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company

Minneapolis, Minnesota employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on an E.R.I.S.A.-Employee Benefits law theory. Â§ 1132(a)(1)(B), which provides that a civil action may be brought by a participant or beneficiary of an ERISA plan "to recover benefits due to him under the terms of his plan, to enforce his rights under the terms of the plan, or to clarify his r... More...

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Erika Lopez Prater v. Trustees of Hamline University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant claiming to have been wrongfully not hired. The dispute arises out of the non-renewal of Ms. Lopez Prater's employment contract to teach at Hamline during the Spring of 2023. Hamline hired Ms. Lopez Prater as an Undergraduate Adjunct Instructor to teach a World Art class for the Fall 2022 semester.... More...

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Pamela Cole v. Group Health Plan, Inc. d/b/a HealthPartners

Minneapolis, Minnesota civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a job discrimination theory. In August 2021, HealthPartners instituted its "Vaccine Mandate,â€ which requires all employees to either obtain COVID-19 and influenza vaccinations and provided a process for employees to request a medical or religious accommodation that would exempt qualified ... More...

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S.L.B. v. Social Security Commission

Minneapolis, Minnesota social security disability lawyer represented Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of her application for Social Security: SSID Tit. XVI by HHS pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 205 provides: * * * (g) Any individual, after any final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security made after a hearing to which he was a party, irrespective of the amount in controversy... More...

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United States of America v. Gisele Castro Medina

Minneapolis, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of minors. From May 2020 through December 2020, Gisela Castro Medina, 21, conspired with co-defendant Anton Joseph Lazzaro, 32, to recruit and solicit six minor victims to engage in commercial sex acts. The prosecution team, led by Assistant United States At... More...

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Rebekka S. Wordes v. Gate City Bank

Minneapolis, Minnesota consumer law lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a Electronic Funds Transfer Act violation theory. The claims made and defenses asserted by the parties are not available. 15 U.S.C. 1693, et seq. provide: (a) Abusive practices There is abundant evidence of the use of abusive, deceptive, and unfair debt collection practices b... More...

$1 (08-07-2023 - MN)

United States of America v. Kawsar Jama, et al.

Minneapolis, Minnesota criminal defense lawyers represented Defendants charge with engaging in a fraudulent scheme that exploited a federally-funded child nutrition program during the COVID-19 pandemic. <table> <h1> <center> <img width="200" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Minneapolis_MN.jpg" alt="Federal Courthouse - Minneapolis, Minnesota"> <P... More...

$0 (03-14-2023 - MN)

Jason Scott Gens v. Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC

Minneapolis, Minnesota consumer credit lawyer represented Plaintiff, which sued Defendant on a Fair Debt Collection Act violation theory. <table> <h1> <center> <img width="200" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Minneapolis_MN.jpg" alt="Federal Courthouse - Minneapolis, Minnesota"> Federal Courthouse - Minneapolis, Minnesota</a> ... More...

$0 (02-16-2023 - MN)

Poya Sadeghi v. Mercedes-Benz Financial Services USA, L.L.C.

Minneapolis, Minnesota consumer credit lawyer represented Plaintiff, which sued Defendant on a Fair Credit Reporting Act violation theory. <table> <h1> <center> <img width="200" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Minneapolis_MN.jpg" alt="Federal Courthouse - Minneapolis, Minnesota"> Federal Courthouse - Minneapolis, Minnesota</a> <br... More...

$1 (02-16-2023 - 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. <table> <h1> <center> <img width="200" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Minneapolis_MN.jpg" alt="Fede... More...

$0 (02-16-2023 - MN)

Darrell Groves and Joni Groves v. Howmedica Osteonics, et al.

Minneapolis, Minnesota personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendant on a product liability theory claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in damages and/or injuries as a direct result of a defective and unreasonably dangerous product designed, manufactured and/or sold by Defendant. <table> <h1> <center> <img width="200" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/... More...

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State of Minnesota v. James Lamar Davis

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 ex rel. Simpson v. Bayer Corp.

Minneapolis, Minnesota qui tam lawyers represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on False Claims Act violations. Bayer Corporation, an Indiana corporation and manufacturer of pharmaceutical products, and its related entities, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc., Bayer HealthCare LLC and Bayer AG (collectively "Bayerâ€), agreed to pay $40 million to resolve alleged violations of the... More...

$0 (09-06-2022 - MN)

William Salier and Karen Salier v. Walmart, Inc., et al.

Minneapolis, Minnesota civil litigation lawyers represented Plaintiffs, who sued Defendants on breach of contract theories. Plaintiffs William and Karla Salier brought this action against defendants Walmart, Inc. ("Walmartâ€), and Hy-Vee, Inc. ("Hy-Veeâ€). The Saliers have asserted various tort claims related to Walmart's and Hy-Vee's refusals to fill the Saliers' pres... More...

$0 (08-19-2022 - MN)

Anders Rydholm v. Equifax Information Systems, LLC

Minneapolis, Minnesota consumer lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants on Fair Credit Reporting Act violation theories. Anders Rydholm commenced this action against two credit reporting agencies ("CRAsâ€), Experian Information Solutions, Inc. ("Experianâ€) and Trans Union, LLC ("Trans Unionâ€), for alleged violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U... More...

$0 (08-16-2022 - MN)