Products Liability Defense
Obtained defense verdict for LP gas control manufacturer after four-week jury trial venued in Indiana, involving one fatality and four injuries sustained in large LP gas explosion.
Obtained dismissal in a property damage case for manufacturers of an allegedly defective failed heating element in a commercial water heater venued in Minnesota.
Obtained dismissal for LP gas control manufacturer in a wrongful death case venued in Missouri, where co-defendant gas company paid out policy limits.
Obtained dismissal at trial for thermostat manufacturer in wrongful death case venued in Pennsylvania.
Obtained directed verdict at trial for manufacturer of a failed solenoid alleged to have been defective and caused a large fire.
Obtained dismissal at trial for furnace thermostat manufacturer in wrongful death case venued in Pennsylvania.
Obtained directed verdict at trial for solenoid manufacturer in a fire case venued in Minnesota.
Obtained favorable result for water heater manufacturer in wrongful death case venued in Missouri.
Obtained summary judgment for water valve manufacturer on strict liability and breach of warranty claims, followed by dismissal of the remaining failure to warn claim on the first day of trial.
Obtained summary judgment for gas control manufacturer in deadly explosion and fire case.
Civil Rights & Personal Injury
In re: Individual 35W Bridge Litigation
Hennepin County District Court, Minnesota (2010)
Total Settlement $54.2 million
Key member of consortium that obtained settlement on behalf of victims from the Minneapolis 35W bridge collapse
Robinson et al. v. Ramsey County et al.
Hennepin County District Court, Minnesota (2010)
Total Settlement $15+ million
Achieved landmark success in a class action on behalf of inmates, who contracted TB while at the Ramsey County Correctional Facility. One of the most successful prosecutions of a TB outbreak against a correctional facility in United States history.
Taylor v. Minneapolis Golf Club
Hennepin County District Court, Minnesota (2008)
Total Settlement 8+ million
Wrongful death of six-year old girl who was seriously injured while in the kiddie pool at the Minneapolis Golf Club
Ngo v. Storlie
U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota (2007)
Total Settlement $4.5 million
Police shooting case.
Anonymous v. Anonymous
Hennepin County District Court (2011)
Total Settlement $3 million
Represented husband and wife after wife was severely injured in a crash caused by a commercial truck. Wife’s injuries included numerous cervical neck fractures that required two months in a HALO and a multi-level fusion. The commercial truck driver was using his cell phone at the time of the crash.
Barsch v. Siera
U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota (2009)
Total Settlement: $695,000
Plaintiff was sexually assaulted by a Hubbard County Deputy. The Akeley Police Department failed to investigate the matter or even properly report the victim’s allegations.
Goblirsch v. City of Lakeville
U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota (2009)
Total Settlement $675,000
Lakeville police officer deployed his TASER on plaintiff as plaintiff stood on his garage roof. Plaintiff landed head first on the windshield of his vehicle and suffered a traumatic brain injury with loss of taste and smell.
