Minnesota Independent Contractor Law

State of Minnesota v. Nicholas Lee Hill

Minneapolis, Minnesota criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct. The incident at issue here occurred at a subsidized senior living apartment building in Minneapolis on May 11, 2020. Hill entered the lobby at around noon and asked a building employee, M.K., for a rent application. M.K. recognized Hill, who had visited the apartme... More...

$0 (07-23-2025 - MN)

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)

State of Minnesota v. Ibn Marchone Abdullah

<h2> Minneapolis, Minnesota second-degree murder criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant. </h2> A Hennepin County jury found Ibn Marchone Abdullah guilty of two counts of second-degree intentional murder based on evidence that he shot and killed his father and his sister. The state's evidence included testimony that Abdullah had confessed to the killings. On appeal, Abdu... More...

$0 (09-03-2024 - MN)

Michelle Lynn Wilson v. Ryan Converse Wilson

<h2> Wright, Minnesota divorce lawyers represented husband and wife in a marriage dissolution case involving harassment. <h2> The parties dissolved their marriage, by stipulated findings of fact, conclusions of law, order for judgment, and judgment and decree in October 2017. Relevant to the arguments presented by husband in this matter, the parties "expressly waived any and all l... More...

$0 (08-12-2024 - MN)

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)

United States of America v. Mai Houa Xiong

Minneapolis, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud. Mai Houa Xiong, 47, of Fresno, California, was employed as a financial manager for a Minneapolis-based property management company that provided financial services to homeowners' associations (HOAs) throughout the Twin Cities metro area. Xiong's duties included bookkeeping, and as manager she ha... More...

$0 (07-27-2023 - MN)

United States of America v. Kyle William Brenizer

St. Paul, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with fraud, money laundering, and aggravated identity theft. Kyle William Brenizer, 33, was the owner and manager of True-Cut Construction LLC ("True-Cutâ€), a contracting and construction company located in Brooklyn Park. In August 2018, True-Cut and Brenizer were ordered by the Minnesota Department of Labor a... More...

$0 (06-16-2022 - 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...

$0 (06-07-2022 - 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)

Renee Schroeder v. Axel H. Ohman, Inc.

Minneapolis, Minnesota employment law attorney represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a civil rights job discrimination theory claiming to have suffered injuries and/or damages as a direct result of the wrongful acts, errors and/or omissions of Defendant. "Axel H Ohman is a full service commercial Concrete & Masonry contractor company that has been in business since 1927. Our tag l... More...

$0 (10-25-2021 - MN)

Michael Jubiter v. Independent School District 1

Minneapolis, Minnesota civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff, Michael Jubiter, who sued the Independent School District 1 on a job discrimination in employment theory.... More...

$0 (04-17-2021 - MN)

Dr. Mark Conliffe, ex rel. United States of America v. Osteo Relief Institutes (ORIs), et al.

<center> <img width="300" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Federal_courthouse_and_post_office_in_Lexington.jpg/250px-Federal_courthouse_and_post_office_in_Lexington.jpg"> </center> Lexington, KY - Former Osteo Relief Institutes and Their Owners to Pay Over $7.1 Million to Resolve Allegations of Unnecessary Knee Injections and Braces Seven fo... More...

$0 (10-19-2019 - MN)

United States of America v. Dr. Jerry Kent Brunsoman and Institute of Facial Surgery St. Paul, PLLC, d/b/a Ideal Skin Laser Rejuvenation Center

<center> <img width="300" src="http://www.mnd.uscourts.gov/Courthouses/images/Mpls-02.jpg"> </center> Minneapolis, MN - Maplewood Dentist To Pay $75,000 For Illegally Prescribing Opioids In Violation Of The Controlled Substances Act Allegations include issuing prescriptions without legitimate medical need and widespread recordkeeping violations United States Attorney Erica... More...

$0 (04-29-2019 - MN)

Walter Engelhardt v. Qwest Corporation

<center> <img width="300" src="http://www.mnd.uscourts.gov/Courthouses/images/Mpls-02.jpg"> </center> Plaintiff Walter Engelhardt sued Qwest Corporation, a subsidiary of CenturyLink, and Tim Buchholz, CenturyLink’s operations director, alleging that CenturyLink and Buchholz terminated him in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Minnesota Whistleblower ... More...

$0 (03-22-2019 - MN)

Janice Hustvet v. Allina Health System

<center> <img width="300" src="https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/ephox_images/DSCN4811_8672029681010063961_1431378876508.jpg"> </center> Janice Hustvet sued her former employer, Allina Health System (“Allina”), alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and the Minnesota Human Rights Act (“MHRA”), after Allina terminated Hustvet’s employmen... More...

$0 (12-08-2018 - MN)

State of Minnesota vs. Juan Manuel Ortega-Rodriguez

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$0 (12-06-2018 - MN)

Wade Boldt v. Northern States Power Company

<center> <img width="300" src="http://www.mnd.uscourts.gov/Courthouses/images/Mpls-02.jpg"> </center> The question in this case is whether the Labor Management Relations Act completely preempts a Minnesota Human Rights Act claim for disability discrimination brought by a former employee of a nuclear power plant. Because the employee’s claim cannot be resolved without inte... More...

$0 (09-28-2018 - 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)

Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals vs. Deer River Health Care Center and MHA Insurance Co. and Essentia Health-Deer River and Berkley Risk Administrators Co. and Midwest Spine & Brain Institute and Essentia Health <table> <td>

Respondent Janet Hufnagel filed a workers’ compensation claim in 2015 for work related aggravations to a low-back condition that resulted from an admitted work-related injury in 2009. At all relevant times, Hufnagel worked at the same job, performing the same duties, at the same physical location. But between the 2009 injury and the later aggravations sustained in 2014 and 2... More...

$0 (07-19-2018 - MN)

State of Minnesota vs. Antionette Rie Johnson <table> <td>

On June 12, 2016, at 8 p.m., Daryl Curtis shot and killed Renaldo McDaniel in the parking lot of an auto parts store in Saint Paul. See State v. Curtis, 905 N.W.2d 609, 612– 14 (Minn. 2018). Police obtained surveillance footage from a nearby Walmart and a childcare center. The footage from Walmart showed that, before the shooting, Curtis was accompanied by two women, T.S. a... More...

$0 (07-19-2018 - MN)

Security Bank & Trust Company vs. Larkin, Hoffman, Daly & Lindgren, Ltd. <table> <td>

Larkin drafted a will and revocable trust agreement for Gordon P. Savoie in 2009. Following a number of specific bequests, Article 7 of the trust agreement directed that 45 percent of the remaining trust assets be distributed to a beneficiary who was more than 37.5 years younger than Savoie. As a result, the distribution was subject to a generation-skipping transfer tax total... More...

$0 (07-04-2018 - MN)

United States of America v. James Marvin Reed

Minneapolis, MN - Former Defense Contractor Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Engaging in Commercial Sex with a Minor in the Philippines A U.S. citizen was sentenced to 72 months in prison for paying a 14-year-old girl for sex on multiple occasions in 2007. On April 19, James Marvin Reed, 62, pleaded guilty to engaging in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place. According to... More...

$0 (06-08-2018 - MN)

Michelle Beth Kremer vs. Robbie Michael Kremer <table> <td>

For almost three years, Robbie and Michelle lived together as a couple on a farm in Fulda, Minnesota. Robbie owned and operated a farming enterprise. Michelle had three children from a previous marriage. Robbie told Michelle that he would require an antenuptial agreement if they ever married. Michelle was ambivalent about such an agreement, and the parties did not discuss o... More...

$0 (06-03-2018 - MN)

Independent School District No. 720 v. C.L. by and through his parents and legal guardians, B.L. and E.L. <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28536&z=74103&s=OK" target="_new">Morelaw Internet Marketing for Legal Professionals</a> Helping People Find You On The Internet 888-354-4529

Minneapolis, MN - Independent School District No. 720 sued C.L. by and through his parents and legal guardians, B.L. and E.L. on a civil rights Individuals with Disabilities Education Act question theory. 04/16/2018 5 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order AND PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION STAYING ENFORCEMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION - Expedited Handling Requested filed by Independent School ... More...

$0 (05-15-2018 - MN)

State of Minnesota vs. Erik John Heinonen, <table> <td>

This case requires us to decide whether police officers violated an arrestee’s Fifth Amendment right when, after the arrestee invoked his privilege against self-incrimination, the officers later asked him if he was willing to sign a written consent to the taking of a DNA sample and explained to him, when questioned, why they sought the sample. Appellant Erik Heinonen moved t... More...

$0 (03-29-2018 - MN)

Jetaun Helen Wheeler vs. State of Minnesota <table> <td>

The State of Minnesota charged Wheeler with second-degree intentional murder in August 2013. Because Wheeler had zero criminal history points, the charge carried a presumptive duration of 306 months in prison, with a range of 261 to 367 months. See Minn. Sent. Guidelines 4.A. Shortly after Wheeler was charged, defense counsel sought a plea to manslaughter, but the State did ... More...

$0 (03-24-2018 - MN)

Qwinstar Corporation v. Curtis Anthony

Qwinstar Corporation and Pro Logistics, LLC, engaged in negotiations that culminated with Qwinstar agreeing to purchase Pro Logistics and employ its owner—Curtis Anthony2—for a term of five years. A few months after the sale, Qwinstar terminated Anthony’s employment and filed this lawsuit against him, alleging that it did not receive the inventory it bargained for in the sale... More...

$0 (02-18-2018 - MN)

State of Minnesota vs. Matthew Vaughn Diamond <table> <td>

A homeowner in Chaska returned home to find that someone had kicked open her attached garage’s side-entry door, entered her home, and taken jewelry, electronics, and a safe. When police officers arrived to investigate the burglary, they discovered two key pieces of evidence: shoe tread prints on the side-entry door, and, on the driveway, an envelope with the name “S.W.”... More...

$0 (01-17-2018 - MN)

The Ninetieth Minnesota State Senate, et al. vs. Mark B. Dayton, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of Minnesota <table> <td>

On May 25, 2017, the Ninetieth Minnesota State Senate and the Ninetieth Minnesota State House of Representatives (collectively, the Legislature) each adjourned sine die, ending the special session that began on May 23, 2017. On May 30, 2017, the Governor vetoed line-item appropriations to the Legislature for its biennial budget. The Legislature commenced this action, contendi... More...

$0 (11-23-2017 - MN)

James J. Thole v. U.S. Bank National Association

Named plaintiffs James Thole and Sherry Smith (collectively, “plaintiffs”)1 brought a putative class action against U.S. Bank, N.A. (“U.S. Bank”); U.S. Bancorp; and multiple U.S. Bancorp directors (collectively, “defendants”),2 challenging the defendants’ management of a defined benefit pension plan (“Plan” or “U.S. Bank Pension Plan”) from September 30, 2007,... More...

$0 (10-12-2017 - MN)

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...

$0 (09-15-2017 - MN)

Michael John Hernandez v. General Mills Federal Credit

General Mills Federal Credit Union1 filed an adversary proceeding to determine the dischargeability of a debt in Michael Hernandez's Chapter 7 bankruptcy. The bankruptcy court2 found the debt excepted from discharge, the district court3 affirmed, and we now affirm as well. I. BACKGROUND Hernandez's grandparents, Joseph and Stella Hernandez (whom we will refer to as Joseph a... More...

$0 (06-14-2017 - 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)

United States of America v. Wells Fargo

Minneapolis, MN - Court Finds Wells Fargo Liable for Penalties for Engaging in Abusive Tax Shelter Scheme Wells Fargo Engaged in an Abusive Tax Shelter Marketed by Barclays Bank to Generate $350 Million in Foreign Tax Credits A federal court in Minneapolis, Minnesota ruled that Wells Fargo is liable for a 20 percent negligence penalty in connection with $350 million of foreign tax cre... More...

$0 (05-26-2017 - MN)

Jodi L. Toedter v. Winona County and Hiawatha Valley Mental Health Center

Appellant challenges the district court’s grant of summary judgment in a wrongfuldeath action, arguing that the district court erred by: (1) determining that vicarious official immunity protected respondent county; (2) granting judgment in favor of deceased’s health care providers on appellant’s negligence claims for failure to establish a duty of care; and (3) granting judgm... More...

$0 (01-17-2017 - MN)

Mark Randall v. Healtheast/St. John Hospital

Appellant, formerly a volunteer intern at respondent hospital, challenges the summary-judgment dismissal of his race-discrimination and reprisal claims under the Minnesota Human Rights Act (MHRA). Before the district court, appellant claimed that respondent had discriminated against him on the basis of race in education under Minn. Stat. § 363A.13 (2014). Appellant does not challenge the dismissa... More...

$0 (02-17-2017 - MN)

State of Minnesota vs. Leona Rose deLottinville

This case presents the question of whether police, having obtained an arrest warrant, are required by the United States Constitution or the Minnesota Constitution to obtain a search warrant to enter a third party’s home to arrest the subject of the arrest warrant. Because we conclude that a search warrant is not required, we affirm. In 2015, appellant Leona Rose deLottinvill... More...

$0 (02-15-2017 - MN)

State of Minnesota vs. Adam John Lilienthal <table> <td>

Adam Lilienthal and Scott Yorek met through a mutual friend in February 2014. After learning that Yorek needed a place to stay, Lilienthal agreed to rent Yorek a room in his house in Andover. Yorek moved into Lilienthal’s house later that month. Lilienthal and Yorek agreed that Yorek would pay $100 per week in rent, though disputes later arose as to whether and how timely ... More...

$0 (02-01-2017 - MN)

Reginald Lee Gail vs. State of Minnesota <table> <td>

This case involves an appeal from a postconviction court’s summary denial of Reginald Lee Gail’s second petition for postconviction relief. Because Minn. Stat. § 590.04, subd. 3 (2016), bars Gail’s claims, we affirm the postconviction court’s decision. In 2004, Gail shot and killed Yvain Braziel during a drug deal.1 Following a trial, a jury found Gail guilty of... More...

$0 (12-31-2016 - MN)

State of Minnesota vs. Jose Martin Lugo, Jr.

Following a search of his vehicle during a traffic stop, appellant Jose Martin Lugo, Jr., was charged with second-degree controlled substance crime, driving after revocation, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Lugo moved to suppress the evidence obtained during the search, arguing that police illegally expanded the scope and duration of the stop without a reasonable, articu... More...

$0 (12-02-2016 - MN)