Minnesota Deceptive Trade Practices Law

Brey Mafi v. Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc., et al.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a real property fraud claim. 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 . It applies to both civil and criminal contexts, punishing fraudulent acts and providi... More...

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State of Minnesota v. GoodLeap, LLC

<h2> Minneapolis, Minnesota consumer fraud lawyers represented the Defendants. </h2> The State of Minnesota ("the Stateâ€), filed this case in Hennepin County District Court against four Defendants that market loans to residential consumers for the purchase and installation of solar panels on their homes. Generally, the State alleges that the Defendants violated Minnesota con... More...

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Ashley Smaller v. Rent Recovery Solutions, LLC

<h2> Minneapolis, Minnesota consumer credit Fair Debt Collection Act violation lawyer represented the Plaintiff. </h2> RRS is a specialized revenue recovery company that focuses on the needs of the multifamily industry. The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) (15 USC 1692 et seq.), which became effective in March 1978, was designed to eliminate abusive, deceptive, ... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Rafael Carter Wesley; Kyrees Darius Johnson; Avont Akira Drayton </h1>

<h2><center> Saint Paul, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Three Twin Cities Men Sentenced to Prison for Trafficking Machineguns on Snapchat </center><center> Trafficking Machineguns on Snapchat</h2></center> </h2></center> Three Twin Cities men have been... More...

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Julie Dalton v. CVS Health Corporation

<h2> Minneapolis, Minnesota civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on an Americans With Disabilities Act violation theory. </h2> Plaintiff and the members of the putative classes are blind and visually impaired individuals who rely upon auxiliary aids and services including tactile, speech- enabled, and other accessib... More...

$1 (06-12-2024 - MN)

<h1> United States of America v. Tyler Hansen and Jennifer Hansen </h1>

<h2><center> Madison, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fraud And Money Laundering.</h2></center> <h2><center> </h2></center> imothy M. O'Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Tyler Hansen, 52, Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, was sentence... More...

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United States of America v. Charles Howard Jorenby

Minneapolis, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with health care fraud. Charles Howard Jorenby, 57, was a licensed psychologist and owner of Life Dynamics, Inc., a counseling center located in Prior Lake. From at least January 2013 through February 2020, Jorenby orchestrated a scheme to defraud the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC), which is resp... More...

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United States of America v. Charles Howard Jorenby

Minneapolis, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with health care fraud. Charles Howard Jorenby, 57, was a licensed psychologist and owner of Life Dynamics, Inc., a counseling center located in Prior Lake. From at least January 2013 through February 2020, Jorenby orchestrated a scheme to defraud the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC), which is re... 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...

$0 (09-08-2023 - MN)

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)

Teresa Wadley v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Minneapolis, Minnesota civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on an employment discrimination theory. "Employment discrimination is when an employer treats an employee or applicant differently because of their race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability, or genetic informati... More...

$0 (07-27-2023 - 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. Minnesota has a statute that specifically addresses bad faith breach of insurance contracts. The statute, Minn. Stat. Â§ 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)

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...

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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. <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 - Mi... More...

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United States of America v. Rhonda Jean Moulder

Minneapolis, Minnesota criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1341, which provides: Whoever, having devised or intending to devise any scheme or artifice to defraud, or for obtaining money or property by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises, or to sell, dispose of, loan, exchange, alter, give away, distri... More...

$0 (10-14-2022 - MN)

United States of America v. Nathan Miller Dobbelmann

Minneapolis, Minnesota criminal law lawyer represented defendant charged with using social media to produce and attempt to produce sexually explicit images and videos of children. Between August 2018 and March 2021, Nathan Miller Dobbelmann, 40, used social media apps to contact and solicit sexually explicit images and videos from children. Dobbelmann also sent minors sexually explicit vi... More...

$0 (08-04-2022 - MN)

Lisa Krapf v. Norvatis Pharmaceuticals Corporation

Minneapolis, Minnesota civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on an employment discrimination theory. Plaintiff worked for Defendant as an Area Business Leader ("ABLâ€) and manager of the Cardiovascular ("CVâ€) Sales Team in the Midwest Region from January 2015 through August 9, 2019. (Am. Compl. Facts[1] ¶¶ 1, 43, Dkt. No. 30.) She is suing Defendant f... More...

$0 (07-06-2022 - MN)

Horizon Roofing, Inc. v. Best and Fast, Inc., et al.

Minneapolis, Minnesota intellectual property lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a trademark infringement theory under 15 U.S.C. 1114. On April 11, 2022, the Court issued an Order requiring the Defendants Best and Fast Inc. and B.E.S.T. GDR, LLC (collectively "Defendantsâ€), to file a memorandum supporting their position that there is federal subject matter juris... More...

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Shukai Chen, et al. v. Target Corporation

Minneapolis, Minnesota consumer law lawyers represented Plaintiffs, who sued Defendant on a consumer fraud class action theory. Defendant Target Corporation advertises and sells Apple iTunes Gift Cards. Target receives the Gift Cards from a third-party vendor, and for each sale, receives a commission from that vendor. Upon arrival to Target, the Gift Cards are packaged in a way that... More...

$0 (05-20-2022 - MN)

Craig Seifert v. Northern Ties, Retal, L.L.C.

Minneapolis, Minnesota plaintiff civil rights lawyer sued Defendant on an Americans on an Disabilities Act violation theory under 21 U.S.C. 12101. Â§12101. Findings and purpose (a) Findings The Congress finds thatâ€” (1) physical or mental disabilities in no way diminish a person's right to fully participate in all aspects of society, yet many people with phys... More...

$0 (12-01-2021 - mn)

Andrew Arashiba v. City of Minneapolis

Minneapolis, Minnesota plaintiff civil rights violation lawyer sued Defendant on a job discrimination theory under 29 U.S.C. 621, "(a) The Congress hereby finds and declares thatâ€” (1) in the face of rising productivity and affluence, older workers find themselves disadvantaged in their efforts to retain employment, and especially to regain employment when displaced from jobs; <... More...

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United States of America v. Buddy's Kitchen, Inc.

Minneapolis, Minnesota employment lawyers represented Defendant charged with discrimination against non-U.S. citizens based on their citizenship status when checking their permission to work in the United States. "Under federal law, employers may not discriminate by asking workers for specific documents to prove their permission to work based on the workers' citizenship, immigration stat... More...

$0 (01-11-2022 - MN)

Lynda Crandall v. Miller & Stevens, P.A.

Minneapolis, Minnesota consumer law attorney represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a Fair Debt Collection Act violation theory under 15 U.S.C. 1692, which provides, in part: (a) Abusive practices There is abundant evidence of the use of abusive, deceptive, and unfair debt collection practices by many debt collectors. Abusive debt collection practices contribute to the numb... More...

$0 (10-06-2021 - MN)

Kelly Schultz v. TheMLSonline, Inc.

Minneapolis, Minnesota consumer law lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued TheMLSonline, Inc. on a Telephone Consumer Protection Act violation theory under 47 U.S.C. 227 which provides: (a) Definitions As used in this sectionâ€” (1) The term "automatic telephone dialing systemâ€ means equipment which has the capacityâ€” (A) to store or produce tel... More...

$1 (05-07-2021 - MN)

United States of America v. Alan Gaines

Minneapolis, Minnesota conspiracy to rig bids charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Alan Gaines, who was charged in a one-count indictment conspiring with others to rig bids at online public auctions of surplus government equipment conducted by the GSA from about July 2012 until as late as May 2018. "For years, the defendant's self-serving scheme stole from the government... More...

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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. 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...

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United States of America v. Stacey Leigh Persons, Patrecia Nichole Shinn, Leeann Garcia, Petra Jinette Laboy, and Angel Wilson

Minneapolis, MN mail fraud criminal defense lawyers represented defendants charged with conspiracy to commit $300 million telemarketing fraud scheme that targeted elderly and other vulnerable victims. STACEY LEIGH PERSONS pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud before Senior Judge David S. Doty in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis, Minnesota. According to her guil... More...

$0 (11-27-2020 - MN)

United States of America v. Terry Lynn Christensen, Todd Allen Hughes and Jessica Marie Prince

Minneapolis, Minnesota telemarketing fraud charge criminal defense lawyers represented defendants charged with telemarketing fraud scheme. TERRY LYNN CHRISTENSEN, 73, TODD ALLEN HUGHES, 47, and JESSICA MARIE PRINCE, 40, were charged with roles in a $300 million telemarketing fraud scheme. According to his guilty plea and documents filed with the court, CHRISTENSEN worked as a ca... More...

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United States of America v. Seyed Sajjad Shahidian

Minneapolis, Minnesota conspiracy to defraud and commit offenses against the USA criminal defense lawyer represented Seyed Sajjad Shahidian. “Shahidian lied to U.S. suppliers, illegally transferred funds from Iran, used fraudulent passports and ids, and established a business whose entire purpose was to circumvent U.S. sanctions and to enable others to do the same,” said Assistant Att... More...

$0 (10-16-2020 - MN)

Dina Klein v. Credico, Inc.

<Center> <img width="300" src="http://www.mnd.uscourts.gov/Courthouses/images/StPaul-02.jpg"> </center> Credico, Inc., which is licensed and does business in Minnesota as CreditCollections Bureau, sent Dina Klein a debt collection letter under the business name“Credit Collections Bureau” in March 2017. Klein filed a lawsuit, arguing that thecontent of the letter violated the F... More...

$0 (04-22-2019 - MN)

Anmarie Calgaro v. St. Louis County, et al.

<center> <img width="300" src="http://www.mnd.uscourts.gov/Courthouses/images/Mpls-02.jpg"> </center> Anmarie Calgaro sued several parties alleging violations of her parental rights over one of her minor children under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The district court1 granted the defendants’ dispositive motions and dismissed the complaint with p... More...

$0 (03-25-2019 - MN)

Julie A. Soderberg vs. Lucas Anderson

<center> <img width="300" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/MinnesotaJudicialCenter.JPG/321px-MinnesotaJudicialCenter.JPG"> <h2> <h2> </h2> </center> On the morning of January 3, 2016, appellant Lucas Anderson, age 35, went snowboarding at Spirit Mountain near Duluth. Spirit Mountain welcomes both skiers and snow... More...

$0 (01-25-2019 - MN)

United States of America v. Ryan Randall Gilbertson

<center> <img width="300" src="http://www.mnd.uscourts.gov/Courthouses/images/Mpls-02.jpg"> </center> Minneapolis, MN - Former Oil Company President Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison For Stock Manipulation Scheme United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced the sentencing of RYAN RANDALL GILBERTSON, 42, founder of Dakota Plains Holdings, Inc., to 144 months in feder... More...

$0 (12-13-2018 - MN)

Troy K. Scheffler v. Gurstel Chargo, P.A.

Troy Scheffler sued Gurstel Chargo, P.A. (“Gurstel”), claiming Gurstel violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”). The district court1 granted Gurstel’s motion for summary judgment. We affirm. I. Background Scheffler is a former debt collector who has litigated a number of FDCPA claims against other debt collectors. Gurstel is a law firm engaged in debt... More...

$0 (08-28-2018 - MN)

United States of America v. City of Minneakpolis

Minneapolis, MN - Justice Department Reaches Agreement with the City of Minneapolis to Resolve Disability and Genetic Information Discrimination Complaint The Justice Department today announced that it reached an agreement with the City of Minneapolis to resolve its lawsuit alleging discrimination on the basis of disability and genetic information. The Justice Department’s complaint all... More...

$0 (08-14-2018 - MN)

United States of America v. Marvell Voshon Jefferson, Shelby Delane Ashford, Jr., Casey Jemar Davis, Phillip Dwayne Jackson, Nakia Maquire Martin and Pierre Cortez Jenkins

Minneapolis, MN - Six Members Of Saint Paul Street Gang “HAM Crazy” Sentenced For Federal Firearms Conspiracy Six members of a Saint Paul street gang, known as the HAM Crazy, were sentenced for conspiring to illegally possess firearms. MARVELL VOSHON JEFFERSON, 24, SHELBY DELANE ASHFORD, JR., 24, CASEY JEMAR DAVIS, 24, PHILLIP DWAYNE JACKSON, 23, NAKIA MARQUIRE MARTIN, 25, and PIERRE ... More...

$0 (07-28-2018 - MN)

John J. Capistrant vs. Lifetouch National School Studios. Inc. <table> <td>

Lifetouch sells photography services to schools and other organizations across the nation. In 1980, Capistrant began working as a photographer and sales representative for Lifetouch in its Minneapolis office. In 1981, Capistrant transferred within the company to the California office. Capistrant took over as Territory Manager of the San Francisco Bay Area in 1986 and entered... More...

$0 (07-25-2018 - MN)

David Coyne v. Midland Funding, LLC

In 2016, Minnesota resident David Coyne received three collection letters about a credit-card debt in his name. The law firm of Messerli & Kramer P.A. sent him the first letter, asserting he owed an "account balance of $17,230.29 consist[ing] of the principal balance of $13,205.30 and interest of $3,871.39 at the rate of 6.00% plus incurred costs of $153.60." Another debt collector... More...

$0 (07-18-2018 - MN)

United States of America v. United States of America v. Todd & Patty Meech Dairy Farm, et al.

Minneapolis, MN - District Court Orders Minnesota Dairy Farm and Owners to Stop Distributing Adulterated Meat in Interstate Commerce A federal court enjoined Todd & Patty Meech Dairy Farm and its co-owners from introducing adulterated meat into interstate commerce pending required remedial action. The U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota entered a consent decree of p... More...

$0 (07-10-2018 - MN)

United States of America v. Ryan Randall Gilbertson and Douglas Vaughn Hoskins

Minneapolis, MN - Federal Jury Convicts Former Oil Company President For Orchestrating $30 Million Stock Manipulation Scheme RYAN RANDALL GILBERTSON, 42, founder of Dakota Plains Holdings, Inc., and DOUGLAS VAUGHN HOSKINS, 50, for orchestrating a complex stock manipulation scheme that triggered more than $30 million dollars in fraudulent bonus payments. Following a 10-day trial before U.S... More...

$0 (06-28-2018 - MN)