Minnesota Imputed Fault Law

Meeka Elliott v. 3M Company, et al.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, personal injury lawyers presented the Plaintiff who who on a product liability theory. AI Overview Minnesota product liability law holds manufacturers, distributors, and retailers accountable for harm caused by defective products under a 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)

State of Minnesota v. Ruben Perez-Robles

<h2> Minneapolis, Minnesota criminal sexual conduct criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant. <h2> Ruben Perez-Robles sexually abused Z.F.R., one of his first cousins, beginning when Z.F.R. was between the ages of six to eight years old. The abuse continued over approximately the next 20 years. Perez-Robles is eight years older than Z.F.R. Perez-Robles's... More...

$0 (08-19-2024 - MN)

Troma Riss v. Ecklund Logistics, Inc., et al.

Minneapolis, Minnesota personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on auto negligence theories. Minnesota follows the "comparative negligenceâ€ rule. Under this system, a plaintiff's compensation can be reduced by a percentage that equals their share of fault in causing the accident. If a plaintiff is found to be more than 50% at fault, they are barred f... More...

$1 (03-24-2024 - MN)

Scott Bohlke v. Samuel, Son and Co., Inc.

Minneapolis, Minnesota personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on an auto negligence theory claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in damages and/or injuries as a direct result of a car wreck caused by one of Defendant's employees. "Understanding Minnesota auto negligence law is crucial if you've been injured in a vehicle accident. Here's a breakdown o... More...

$1 (12-05-2023 - MN)

Thomas J. Richardson v. Federal Express Corporation

Minneapolis, Minnesota personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on an auto negligence theory claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in damages and/or injuries as a direct result of a car truck accidents caused by Defendant's driver. "Understanding Minnesota auto negligence law is crucial if you've been injured in a vehicle accident. Here's a breakdown ... More...

$1 (12-14-2023 - MN)

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)

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...

$0 (01-25-2019 - 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. Adam John Burke, Abdirahin Khalif Ibrahim and Dana Enoch Kidd

Minneapolis, MN - Federal Jury Finds Edina Chiropractor And His Patient Recruiters Guilty Of Insurance Fraud Conspiracy ADAM JOHN BURKE, 33, ABDIRAHIN KHALIF IBRAHIM, 26, and DANA ENOCH KIDD, 36, were found guilty for their roles in a multi-million dollar insurance fraud conspiracy. BURKE, IBRAHIM, and KIDD were initially indicted on December 20, 2016, and following a two-week trial befor... More...

$0 (01-08-2018 - MN)

United States of America v. Preston Ellard Forthun, Absisalan Abdulahab Hussein and Carlos Patricio Luna

Minneapolis, MN - Federal Jury Convicts Minneapolis Chiropractor On Fraud Charges - More than 20 additional defendants have been charged in connection with parallel no-fault insurance fraud schemes PRESTON ELLARD FORTHUN, 39, on charges of conspiracy, mail fraud, and wire fraud. Co-defendants ABDISALAN ABDULAHAB HUSSEIN, 48, and CARLOS PATRICIO LUNA, 49, were also convicted for their role... More...

$0 (10-23-2017 - MN)

United States of America v. Preston Ellard Forthun

Minneapolis, MN - Federal Jury Convicts Minneapolis Chiropractor On Fraud Charges - More than 20 additional defendants have been charged in connection with parallel no-fault insurance fraud schemes PRESTON ELLARD FORTHUN, 39, on charges of conspiracy, mail fraud, and wire fraud. Co-defendants ABDISALAN ABDULAHAB HUSSEIN, 48, and CARLOS PATRICIO LUNA, 49, were also convicted for their role... More...

$0 (10-18-2017 - MN)

Jennifer Heglund v. City of Grand Rapids

Jennifer Heglund and her husband Jamie Heglund sued numerous Minnesota cities and counties, state officials, and hundreds of John and Jane Does, alleging that police officers had improperly accessed their private information in the State’s driver’s license database. The Heglunds later amended their complaint to replace one of the John Does with Frank Scherf, the former Grand Ra... More...

$0 (09-08-2017 - MN)

Jassmine D. Adams v. Toyota Motor Corporation

On June 10, 2006, Koua Fong Lee was driving his 1996 Toyota Camry on the interstate. When Lee exited the interstate, the Camry failed to come to a stop and rear-ended another car waiting at a stoplight, killing three of the other car’s five passengers and injuring others, including those in Lee’s vehicle. Lee was convicted of vehicular homicide, but his conviction was vacated a... More...

$0 (06-10-2017 - MN)

State of Minnesota v. Todd Eugene Trahan</h2.

The question we are asked to decide in this case is whether Minnesota’s test refusal statute, Minn. Stat. § 169A.20, subd. 2 (2014), is constitutional as applied to respondent Todd Eugene Trahan. After Trahan was arrested on suspicion of driving while impaired, he refused to submit to a warrantless blood test. Trahan pleaded guilty to first-degree test refusal, but in post... More...

$0 (10-14-2016 - MN)

State of Wisconsin v. Jimmie Lee Smith

On the night of October 2, 2007, Smith followed the victim, A.H., out of a bar, beat and raped her. During the course of the attack, Smith hit A.H. in the face, punched her, and slammed her head against the concrete until she was unconscious. After A.H. regained consciousness, she went to a nearby house and asked the occupants to call 911. ¶6 On January 7, 2009, t... More...

$0 (04-07-2016 - MN)

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company vs. Angela Mary Lennartson

The two cases before us in this consolidated appeal involve a dispute over the obligation of an insurer to pay no-fault medical-expense or income-loss benefits after the same expenses or losses were recovered in a tort action. We consider two questions: (1)_whether the Minnesota No-Fault Automobile Insurance Act (No-Fault Act), Minn. Stat. §§ 65B.41-.71 (2014), bars an insur... More...

$0 (12-16-2015 - MN)

Thomas V. Engfer vs. General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Inc.

Respondent Thomas V. Engfer ended his employment with General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Inc., in December 2011. Thereafter, Engfer applied for and received state unemployment benefits from appellant Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), and supplemental unemployment benefits through a plan offered by General Dynamics. DEED subsequently reviewe... More...

$0 (09-09-2015 - MN)

Cody Devereaux Sleiter, et al. vs. American Family Mutual Insurance Company

Appellant Cody Sleiter seeks excess underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage benefits from his family’s automobile policy with respondent American Family Mutual Insurance Company (American Family) because his damages exceeded the recovery available to him under the coverage of the vehicle in which he was a passenger. Sleiter argues that the district court and court of appeals er... More...

$0 (08-05-2015 - MN)

James Bergstrom v. Sgt. Michelle Frascone

James Bergstrom filed suit claiming malicious prosecution and violations of his civil rights. After numerous delays drawing out the discovery period for eighteen months, Bergstrom's attorney failed to comply with a court ordered deadline to submit answers to written discovery requests. The district court dismissed Bergstrom's suit with prejudice for failure to prosecute and failures to comply with... More...

$0 (03-06-2014 - MN)

Toni Dykhoff v. Xcel Energy and CCMSI

Relator Toni Dykhoff fell and dislocated her left patella while attending a required training session at the general office of her employer, Xcel Energy. Dykhoff filed a claim for workers' compensation benefits. The compensation judge held a hearing, found that Dykhoff's injury did not arise out of and in the course of her employment, and denied Dykhoff's claim. Dykhoff appealed to the Workers' Co... More...

$0 (12-26-2013 - MN)

Jane Kay Dukowitz v. Hannon Security Services

Respondent Hannon Security Services ("Hannonâ€) terminated appellant Jane Kay Dukowitz from her position as a security officer. In this appeal, Dukowitz presents two legal questions for our consideration. The first question is whether the public-policy exception to the employment-at-will rule applies to a termination resulting from an employee's application for unemployment benefits. The seco... More...

$0 (01-02-2014 - MN)

Ser Yang v. Western-Southern Life

Soua Yang purchased a life insurance policy from Western-Southern Life Assurance Company (WSLAC). Yang died six months later. Her beneficiaries claimed the death benefit. WSLAC denied the claim on the basis that she had not disclosed her Hepatitis B on the application. Her beneficiaries sued WSLAC. The district court granted summary judgment to WSLAC. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Â§ 1291,... More...

$0 (04-25-2013 - MN)

Minnesota Majority v. Joe Mansky

Several groups interested in electoral and governmental reform sued the Secretary of State, and Ramsey and Hennepin county election officials ("Minnesotaâ€). Minnesota moved for dismissal, which the district court granted. The groups appeal as to the claims under the First Amendment and the Equal Protection clause.1 Jurisdiction being proper under 28 U.S.C. Â§ 1291, this court affirms in pa... More...

$0 (03-07-2013 - MN)

American Steamship Co. v. Hallett Dock Co.

American Steamship Co. sued Hallett Dock Co. and others on a negligence theories claiming that the partial sinking of 1,000-foot-long Walter J. McCarthy Jr. at a Superior dock five years ago in Duluth, Minnesota was caused by the failure of the defendants' employees to exercise due care. The McCarthy's engine room flooded Jan. 14, 2008, after a submerged object ripped a 7-by-4-foot hole ... More...

$4700000 (02-22-2013 - MN)

Remodeling Dimensions, Inc. v. Integrity Mutual Insurance Company

The issue before us is whether an insurer is vicariously liable for the failure of the attorney it appointed to represent the insured to request a written explanation of an arbitration award. Appellant Remodeling Dimensions, Inc. (RDI), a home remodeling contractor, received a demand for arbitration regarding allegedly defective work it performed on a remodeling project. RDI tendered the demand to... More...

$0 (08-22-2012 - MN)

RAM Mutual Insurance v. Rusty Rohde d/b/a Studio 71 Salon

In this subrogation action, appellant RAM Mutual Insurance Company seeks to recover payment it made to its insured for the repair of water damage allegedly caused by the negligence of respondent Rusty Rohde, the commercial tenant of RAM's insured. The district court granted Rohde's motion for summary judgment, dismissing RAM's subrogation claim as a matter of law, relying on the court of appeals d... More...

$0 (09-05-2012 - MN)

Steven Schmidt v. Minnesota Power

Steven Schmidt, age 48, sued Lewis B. Oaksand Minnesota Power on an auto negligence respondeat superior theory claiming to have been seriously injured in a car wreck caused by a Minnesota Power employee that occurred on FEbruary 2, 2006. Plaintiff sustained a compound fracture of the tibia and fibula of his left legl, a knee dislocation and compound fracture of his left forearm. Schmidt... More...

$1680000 (05-11-2012 - MN)

George Ballato v. Comcast Corp.

George Ballato lost his employment with Comcast Corporation when he failed to show up for work on three consecutive shifts and failed to notify his department of his absences or to request leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), 29 U.S.C. Â§Â§ 2601â€“54. Ballato filed a lawsuit against Comcast claiming the company interfered with his ability to request an excused absence unde... More...

$0 (04-26-2012 - MN)

Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. Raymond Phillips

Appellees Northwest Airlines, Inc. (Northwest) and the Air Line Pilots Association (Pilots Association) filed a complaint seeking a declaratory judgment that their post-bankruptcy retirement benefit plan, the Money Purchase Plan for Pilot Employees (MP3), complied with the Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. Â§Â§ 1001â€“1461 (2000). Appellants, a group of older No... More...

$0 (04-09-2012 - MN)

Paul C. Stepnes v. Peter Ritschel

Minneapolis Police Sergeant Peter Ritschel arrested Paul Stepnes without a warrant for running a contest which allegedly violated Minnesota gambling laws. Ritschel later obtained a search warrant and seized several items from the house where Stepnes was running the contest. Reporter Esme Murphy broadcast a news story about the contest and Stepnes's arrest on WCCO TV, a local CBS television statio... More...

$0 (12-09-2011 - MN)

Jill Engquist v. Steven Loyas

Respondent Jill Engquist, as parent and natural guardian of the minor, Amber Engquist, commenced an action under Minn. Stat. Â§ 347.22 (2010) for injuries Amber sustained as a result of a dog bite that occurred at the residence of appellants, Steven and Christina Loyas. The jury found that Amber provoked the dog to bite her, and the district court entered judgment in favor of appellants. The cou... More...

$0 (09-21-2011 - MN)

K.E. v. IDS No. 15

K.E. is an eleven-year-old special education student who lives in Minnesota Independent School District No. 15 (the District). An administrative law judge for the Minnesota Department of Education determined that the District had denied K.E. a free appropriate public education (FAPE) within the meaning of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), 20 U.S.C. Â§Â§ 1400-1482. After K... More...

$0 (08-03-2011 - MN)

Denise Cox v. Zurn Pex, Inc.

Minnesota homeowners brought this action1 against Zurn Pex, Inc. and Zurn Industries, Inc (Zurn) alleging that brass fittings used in the company's cross linked polyethylene (PEX) plumbing systems are inherently defective. In pretrial motions the homeowners sought class certification for their consumer protection, warranty, and negligence claims, and Zurn moved to strike the testimony of two of th... More...

$0 (07-06-2011 - MN)

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...

$0 (06-17-2011 - MN)

Pioneer Industries, Inc. v. Hartford Fire Insurance

These appeals involve an insurance coverage dispute over commercial crime insurance Hartford Fire Insurance Company issued to Pioneer Industries. After Pioneer's chief financial officer (CFO) died, Pioneer discovered he had embezzled more than $500,000 from the company during the eleven years prior to his death. Pioneer sued Hartford after the latter refused to pay a claim for the loss. The distri... More...

$0 (04-08-2011 - MN)

FACE v. Scottsdale Insurance Company

Festivals and Concert Events, Inc. ("FACEâ€) appeals from the district court's1 grant of summary judgment for Scottsdale Insurance Company ("Scottsdaleâ€). FACE filed this declaratory judgment action, seeking defense costs and indemnity in its underlying lawsuit with D.D.N. Because we conclude that no claim in the underlying suit was arguably within the policy coverage, we affirm. <br... More...

$0 (02-14-2011 - MN)

Val Jolley v. Associated Electric & Gas Insurance Services Limited (AEGIS)

District of New Mexico to determine whether the third-party bad faith cause of action against a compulsory automobile liability insurance carrier, for failure to settle an underlying lawsuit, which we recognized in Hovet v. Allstate Insurance Co., 2004-NMSC-010, 135 N.M. 397, 89 P.3d 69, should be extended to bad faith claims by third parties against carriers providing nonmandatory excess liabilit... More...

$0 (06-17-2010 - MN)

State of Minnesota v. URS Corporation

The State of Minnesota sued URS Corporation over the 2007 downtown Minneapolis bridge collapse that killed 13 people and injured 145 on a breach of contract theory claiming that URS failed to property inspect and evaluate the 40-year-old Interstate 35W bridge and recommend ways to shore it up before it fell. URS denied fault.... More...

$5000000 (03-20-2010 - MN)

HealthEast Bethesda Hospital v. United Commercial Travelers

In this diversity case, HealthEast Bethesda Hospital ("HealthEastâ€) sued United Commercial Travelers of America ("UCTâ€) for breach of an insurance settlement contract. The district court1 granted summary judgment to HealthEast. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Â§ 1291, this court affirms. I. In June 2005, Nels J. Hansen purchased a Medicare supplement policy from UCT... More...

$0 (03-10-2010 - MN)

Star Windshield Repair, Inc. vs. Western National Insurance Co.

The issues in this appeal arise from four district court cases between auto glass vendors and insurance companies. The appellants are Star Windshield Repair, Inc., The Glass Network and Auto Glass Express (AGE), and Archer Auto Glass (collectively, the "auto glass vendorsâ€). The respondents are Western National Insurance Company, Auto Owners Insurance Company, Austin Mutual Insurance Company... More...

$0 (07-16-2009 - MN)