Minnesota Dram Shop Law

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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United States of America v. Montez Terriel Lee

St. Paul, Minnesota criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with arson resulting in death. On May 28, 2020, Montez Terriel Lee, 26, along with others, broke into the Max It Pawn Shop on East Lake Street in Minneapolis. Surveillance video footage showed Lee pouring a fire accelerant around the pawn shop and lighting the accelerant on fire. The fire destroyed the building. A... More...

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David Lee Henson, et al. vs. Uptown Drink, LLC, Assurance Company of America

<center> <h1> <a href="https://www.practicepanther.com" target="_new">Practice Panther Law Practice Management Software</a> </h1> </center> Maxwell Henson, an off-duty employee of Uptown Drink, a Minneapolis bar, was fatally injured on the evening of March 23, 2011. ... More...

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United States of America v. Jeremy Richard Lundin

St. Paul, MN - Big Island Capital Fraudster Pleads Guilty To Million Dollar Ponzi Scheme Jeremy Richard Lundin, 30, pleaded guilty to operating a Ponzi scheme through which he stole more than $1 million from individual investors. LUNDIN, who was charged via a criminal information on September 1, 2017, pleaded guilty before Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright in U.S. District Court in Saint Paul, M... More...

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Thomas Wartman v. United Food and Commercial

Thomas B. Wartman, Victoria’s Market, LLC; Glen Lake’s Market, LLC; ART, LLC; and Thomas W. Wartman (Plaintiffs) filed suit under 29 U.S.C. § 187. Plaintiffs alleged that United Food and Commercial Workers Local 653 (the Union) had engaged in unfair labor practices, in violation of § 8(b)(4) of the National Labor Relations Act (the Act), 29 U.S.C. § 158(b)(4). Plaintiffs app... More...

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United States of America v. William James Davis

Minneapolis, MN - Jordan Davis Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Steal Money from Community Action of Minneapolis - Davis took more than $140,000 in payments for no-show job JORDAN JAMES DAVIS, 36, to 24 months in prison for conspiring with his father, WILLIAM JAMES DAVIS, to steal funds from Community Action of Minneapolis (CAM). JORDAN DAVIS was convicted on June 28, 20... More...

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<h3>State of Minnesota vs. Brian George Fitch</h3>

On February 2, 2015, a Stearns County jury found appellant Brian George Fitch guilty of one count of first-degree murder of a peace officer, Minn. Stat. § 609.185(a)(4) (2014); three counts of attempted first-degree murder of a peace officer, Minn. Stat. §§ 609.17, 609.185(a)(4) (2014); and one count of unauthorized possession of a firearm, Minn. Stat. §§ 624.713, subd. 1(... More...

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United States of America v. Jordan James Davis

Minneapolis, MN - Jordan Davis Convicted of Conspiring to Steal Money from Community Action of Minneapolis Davis took more than $140,000 in payments for no-show job Jordan James Davis, age 35, was convicted for conspiring with his father, William James Davis, to steal funds from Community Action of Minneapolis (CAM). JORDAN DAVIS was convicted today after a jury trial before U.S.... More...

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United States of America v. Marvin Spencer

Minneapolis, MN - Federal Jury Finds St. Paul Man Guilty Of Armed Robbery Of Roseville Pawn Shop Marvin Spencer, 53, was convict for the armed robbery of Pawn America in Roseville, Minn., on July 21, 2014. On April 8, 2015, SPENCER was charged in a superseding indictment with one count of Interference with Commerce by Robbery; one count of Conspiracy to Interfere with Commerce by Robbery;... More...

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United States of America v. James Robert Carlson

Carlson was the owner and operator of the Last Place on Earth (Last Place), a head shop in Duluth, Minnesota which sold synthetic drugs from 2010 until 2012. Both Haugen, Carlson's domestic partner, and Carlson's son Gellerman worked at the shop. As store clerks, Gellerman and Haugen received shipments of misbranded synthetic drugs from Last Place suppliers and sold such products to customers. H... More...

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United States of America v. Michael Ronald Garant

Minneapolis, MN - MICHAEL RONALD GARANT, 42, pleaded guilty to acting as a straw purchaser of three firearms for Ray Kmetz. GARANT pleaded guilty to making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm. GARANT pleaded guilty today before Judge Joan N. Ericksen. According to the defendant's guilty plea, on August 21, 2014, Ray Kmetz was the highest bidder for three shotguns in an onli... More...

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John Gieseke v. IDCA, Inc.

The primary question before us is whether Minnesota should formally recognize a cause of action for tortious interference with prospective economic advantage. John Gieseke, on behalf of Diversified Water Diversion, Inc. (Diversified), brought an action against appellants IDCA, Inc., et al. (IDCA), asserting, among other claims, tortious interference with Diversified's prospective economic advantag... More...

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Tom Brady v. National Football League

This appeal arises from an action filed by nine professional football players and one prospective football player ("the Playersâ€) against the National Football League and its thirty-two separately-owned clubs, more commonly known as football teams (collectively, "the NFLâ€ or "the Leagueâ€). On March 11, 2011, a collective bargaining agreement between the League and a union represe... More...

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Richard Rahlf v. Mo-Tech Corporation, Inc.

In October 2007, Richard S. Rahlf, Frank Stelter and Scott W. Johnson were terminated by their employer, Mo-Tech Corporation. They sued for age discrimination in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and the Minnesota Human Rights Act (MHRA). The district court1 granted summary judgment to Mo-Tech. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Â§ 1291, this court affirms. Mo-... More...

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Alpine Glass, Inc. v. Illinois Farmers Ins. Co.

Illinois Farmers Insurance Company and Mid-Century Insurance Company (collectively, Farmers) appeal from the district court's orders dismissing Farmers's counterclaim that Alpine Glass, Inc. (Alpine), violated Minnesota's anti-incentive statute, granting summary judgment in favor of Alpine on Farmers's counterclaim for breach of contract, and denying Farmers's motion to vacate the arbitration awar... More...

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Karim El-Ghazzawy v. Kay Berthiaume

Karim El-Ghazzawy brought suit against Officer Kay Berthiaume under 42 U.S.C. Â§ 1983 for violating his constitutional rights after Berthiaume arrested El-Ghazzawy due to his alleged sale of counterfeit watches to a pawn shop. The district court1 denied Berthiaume's motion for summary judgment, concluding she was not entitled to qualified immunity. Berthiaume contends the court erred because it ... More...

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Suzanne Snaza v. The City of St. Paul, MN

Suzanne Snaza commenced this action against the City of St. Paul alleging that her constitutional rights to substantive due process, equal protection, and just compensation were violated by denial of her application for a conditional use permit. The district court1 granted the city's motion for summary judgment. Snaza appeals, and we affirm. In 1999 Snaza's father, Bernard, applied for a co... More...

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<a href="http://www.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/07/03/061983P.pdf" target="_new">United States of America v. Minnesota Church of the Angels</a>

The United States seeks civil forfeiture of real property in Minneapolis that has served as the clubhouse for the Minnesota chapter of the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club (the "Club") since 1995. As relevant here, the government alleges that the property is subject to forfeiture because it has been "used . . . to commit, or to facilitate the commission of, a [federal drug offense] punishable ... More...

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<a href="http://www.lawlibrary.state.mn.us/archive/supct/0306/OP020276-0626.htm" target="_new">Sandra Bodah, et al. v. Lakeville Motor Express, Inc.</a>

In this case, the court of appeals reversed the district court's order dismissing, on the pleadings, the complaint of respondents Sandra Bodah, Wayne Senne, John Tonsager, and Mark Urick (respondents). On review, we consider an issue of first impression: whether allegations in the complaint - that appellant Lakeville Motor Express, Inc.'s (LME) dissemination by facsimile of 204 employee names ... More...

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<a href="http://www.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/02/11/012097P.pdf" target="_new">Boise Cascade Corp. v. PACE, Local 7-0159</a>

Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers (PACE), Local 7-0159 (the "Union"), appeals the order of the district court 2 vacating an arbitral award. Appellee Boise Cascade Corporation ("Boise") employed Nancy Burmeister ("Burmeister"), a member of the Union, for nearly eleven years as a process operator in the mill department of its pulp and paper mill in International Falls, Minneso... More...

$0 (11-12-2002 - MN)

<a href="http://www.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/02/11/012487P.pdf" target="_new">Jason Shade v. City of Farmington</a>

Jason Shade (Shade) brought this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action, alleging that his constitutional right to be free from an unreasonable search and seizure was violated by school officials and police officers. He also sought attorneys fees and costs for alleged violations of the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (Data Practices Act), Minn. Stat. §§ 13.01-13.99. The district court2 ruled on su... More...

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<a href="http://www.lawlibrary.state.mn.us/archive/ctappub/0210/c802563.htm" target="_new">Midwest Family Mutual Insurance Company v. Douglas Schmitt, et al.</a>

Respondents Depositors Insurance Company (Depositors) and Midwest Family Mutual Insurance Company (Midwest Family) each brought declaratory-judgment actions seeking a declaration that the respective homeowner's insurance policies issued by them did not provide coverage for appellant's injuries. Appellant (Tracy Olene) and the insureds, Douglas and Mathias Schmitt, were attempting to lift Olene's ... More...

$0 (10-21-2002 - MN)