Minnesota Labor Relation Law

<h2> <center> United States of America v. Derrick John Thompson </h2> </center>

St. Paul, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent do distribute fentanyl and being a felon in possession of a firearm. On June 16, 2023, a trooper with the Minnesota State Patrol observed a black Cadillac Escalade speeding north on I-35W, traveling at 95 miles per hour in a 55 miles per hour speed zone. The trooper observed the driver, la... 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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In re Custody of A.J.-E.L. William Robert Laurie v. Brittany Elizabeth Nebel

Buffalo, Minnesota family law divorce lawyers represented Petitioner and Respondent in a child custody dispute. Father and mother have one joint minor child, who was born in 2017. The parties were never married to each other. In 2020, the district court granted mother a harassment restraining order (HRO) against father. Father then filed a petition to establish custody and parenting time.... More...

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John Stotesbery v. Muy Pizza-Teja, LLC., et al.

<h2> Minneapolis, Minnesota Fair Labor Standards Act violation employment lawyers represented the Plaintiff. </h2> This is a Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSAâ€) case involving allegations of wage and hour violations. Plaintiff is a Pizza Hut delivery driver, who brought his original Complaint (ECF 1) on his own behalf and on behalf of a putative nationwide collective of other ... More...

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Jeffrey Heimerl, et al. v. Landmark Electric, Inc.

<h2> Minneapolis, Minnesote labor lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on an E.R.I.S.A. employee benefits denial theory. </h2> "Locally owned and operated, Landmark Electric, Inc. provides commercial and industrial electrical services throughout the Twin Cities and surrounding areas." ... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Tracrill Smith </h1>

<h2><center> Minneapolis, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Firearms Violations</h2></center> <h2><center> Minneapolis Felon Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Firearms Violations </h2></center> A Minneapolis man has been sentenced to 111 months in prison foll... 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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Tiffany Elsenpeter v. Social Security Administration

Minneapolis, Minnesota social security disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of her application for Social Security: SSID Tit. XVI by HHS. SSA's Sequential Evaluation Process for Assessing Disability By Tom Johns Branch Chief, Disability Quality Branch Office of Quality Performance, Dallas Step 1: Is the indiv... 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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United States of America v. Tequisha Solomon

Minneapolis, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud. From June 2020 through January 2022, Tequisha Solomon, 40, executed a scheme to fraudulently obtain pandemic assistance money from various states, including Minnesota's Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) and California's Employment Development Department (EDD). As p... More...

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Joel Smith, et al. v. Sterling Systems, Inc.

Minneapolis, Minnesota employment law lawyers represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendants on wrongful denial of E.R.I.S.A benefits. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) is a federal law that sets minimum standards for most voluntarily established retirement and health plans in private industry to provide protection for individuals in these plans. ERISA was passed in 1974 and... More...

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United States of America v. Vatthana Andy Sengsouriya

St. Paul, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with illegally possessing a firearm with an attached "switch,â€ making it a fully automatic weapon. On October 14, 2022, law enforcement attempted to arrest Vatthana Andy Sengsouriya, 28, on an outstanding warrant. When officers tried to take Sengsouriya into custody in the parking lot of the Eden Prairie Hom... More...

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Mariam Karkache v. Penny's Coffee, LLC, et al.

Minneapolis, Minnesota employment law lawyer represented Plaintiff, which sued Defendant on a Fair Labor Standards 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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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...

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United States of America v. William Charles Saffold

Minneapolis, Minnesota criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with carjacking. Between September and October 2021, William Charles Saffold, 20, and his co-conspirators engaged in a series of violent carjackings and armed robberies, targeting Uber and Lyft drivers. As part of the scheme, members of the conspiracy lured victim-drivers to particular locations under the guise of pi... 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...

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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...

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United States of America v. John Edward Juneau

St. Pual, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and illegal possession of firearms as a felon, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. John Edward Juneau, 48, was convicted of one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetam... More...

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United States of America v. Abdiweli Mohamed Jama

Minneapolis, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with armed Hobbs Act robbery of a Minneapolis restaurant. On November 9, 2020, Abdiweli Mohamed Jama, 32, entered Market Barbecue in Minneapolis, armed with a semi-automatic pistol, and attempted to rob the business. An employee tried to thwart the robbery and engaged in a physical altercation with Jama. During ... More...

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United States of America v. Richard Alonzo Woods

St. Paul, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with Hobbs Act violation armed robberies. On February 4, 2018, Richard Alonzo Woods, 38, and two accomplices entered Project SoZo, a business that sold apparel and accessories in Minneapolis, brandishing handguns and threatening customers and employees. Woods and his accomplices stole jewelry, money, and cell phones... More...

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United States of America v. Samuel Lamar Brantley

St. Paul, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with armed robbery. On February 22, 2018, Samuel Lamar Brantley, 34, and two accomplices entered Lake Area Bank in White Bear Lake brandishing guns and demanding money from the tellers. Brantley was armed with a .40 caliber Glock handgun. During the robbery, Brantley ensured that none of the employees made phone cal... More...

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Samantha Sohmer v. UnitedHealth Group Inc., et al.

Minneapolis, Minnesota plaintiff labor law lawyer sued Defendants on wrongful denial for E.R.I.S.A.-Employee Benefits. Â§1132. Civil enforcement (a) Persons empowered to bring a civil action A civil action may be broughtâ€” (1) by a participant or beneficiaryâ€” (A) for the relief provided for in subsection (c) of this section, or (... More...

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Craig Reseland v. Copeland Trucking, Inc.

Minneapolis, Minnesota plaintiff labor law lawyer sued Defendant on a Family and Medical Leave Act violation theory. Â§2601. Findings and purposes (a) Findings Congress finds thatâ€” (1) the number of single-parent households and two-parent households in which the single parent or both parents work is increasing significantly; (2) it is important for ... More...

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United States of America v. Emily Claire Hari, a/k/a Michael Hari

St. Paul, Minnesota defacing, damaging or destroying any religious real property because of the religious character of the property charge criminal defense lawyer represented Emily Claire Hari, a/k/a Michael Hari, age 50. On December 9, 2020, following a five-week trial, Hari was convicted by a federal jury on all five counts of the indictment, including intentionally defacing, damaging, ... More...

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United States of America v. Emily Claire Hari, Michael Hari

Minneapolis, MN: Criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with intentionally defacing, damaging and destroying religious property because of the religious character of that property; intentionally obstructing and attempting to obstruct, by force and the threat of force, the free exercise of religious beliefs; conspiracy to commit federal felonies by means of fire and explosives; carry... More...

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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...

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Sonia Foreman v. United of Omaha Life Insurance Company

Minneapolis, Minnesota labor lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued United of Omaha Life Insurance Company, on an E.R.I.S.A claiming that Defendant wrongfully did not pay her employee benefits to which she was entitled.... 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. Michael Hari

Minneapolis, Minnesota domestic terrorist criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Michael Hari, age 49, who was charged with Intentionally Defacing, Damaging, and Destroying any Religious Real Property Because of the Religious Character of that Property; Intentionally Obstructing, and Attempting to Obstruct, by Force and the Threat of Force, the Free Exercise of Religious Beliefs; Conspira... More...

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United States of America v. Alkwan Kwame Lawson-Holiday, Le'Leith Ali Du'Juan Rayford, Kenneth Lamont Thompson, Maurice Jerry Johnson and Lenardo Alexzander Woodward

Minneapolis, MN - The United States of America v. Alkwan Kwame Lawson-Holiday, Le'Leith Ali Du'Juan Rayford, Kenneth Lamont Thompson, Maurice Jerry Johnson and Lenardo Alexzander Woodward drug trafficking and felony possession of firearms. ALKWAN KWAME LAWSON-HOLIDAY, 30, LE’KEITH ALI DU’JUAN RAYFORD, 28, KENNETH LAMONT THOMPSON, 34, MAURICE JERRY JOHNSON, 29, and LENARDO ALEXZANDER ... More...

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United States of America v. Raymond Maestas

Albuquerque, NM - The United States of America charged Raymond Maestas with possession with intent to distribute meth. Raymond Maestas, 43, of Albuquerque, New Mexico pleaded guilty in federal court in Albuquerque on Feb. 4 to charges of possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute heroin, carrying a firearm during and re... More...

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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...

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United States of America v. Pisanu Sukhtipyaroge, a/k/a "Pat"

<Center> <img width="300" src="http://www.mnd.uscourts.gov/Courthouses/images/StPaul-02.jpg"> </center> St. Paul, MN - Columbia Heights Restaurant Owner Sentenced To 42 Months In Prison For Visa Fraud And Harboring An Illegal Worker PISANU SUKHTIPYAROGE, a/k/a “Pat,” 72, owner of the Royal Orchid Restaurant, was sentenced to 42 months in prison for visa fraud and alien har... More...

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<enter> United States of America v. Michael McWhorter and Joe Morris

<center> <img width="300" src="http://www.mnd.uscourts.gov/Courthouses/images/StPaul-02.jpg"> </center> St. Paul, NM - The United States of America charged Michael McWhorter, age 29 and Joe Morris, age 23, with: 18:247(a)(1) and 2 AIDING AND ABETTING INTENTIONALLY DEFACING, DAMAGING, AND DESTROYING ANY RELIGIOUS REAL PROPERTY BECAUSE OF THE RELIGIOUS CHARACTER OF THAT PROPERTY... More...

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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...

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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...

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In re: Target Corporation Customer Data Security Breach Litigation

This case is back to us after our reversal of the certification of a class composed of individuals whose payment card information was compromised as a result of the 2013 Target security breach. See In re Target Corp. Customer Data Sec. Breach Litig., 847 F.3d 608, 613 (8th Cir. 2017). On remand, the district court2 recertified the class after conducting a rigorous analysis. Class m... More...

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Dering Pierson Group, L.L.P. v. Daniel Thomas Kantos

In the bankruptcy case of Daniel Thomas Kantos (“Debtor”), Dering Pierson Group, LLC (“DPG”) filed suit seeking a determination that its claim against Debtor is nondischargeable. The Bankruptcy Court1 held that DPG had not sustained its burden of proving that Debtor had willfully or maliciously caused an injury to DPG under § 523(a)(6). It also concluded that collateral estoppel did not a... More...

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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)