Representative Cases
- T.F., et al. v. Hennepin County, et al., No. 17-CV-01826 (PAM/BRT) (D. Minn.) Defending Hennepin County in a putative class action lawsuit raising substantive due process claims regarding the County’s child protective services program.
- LSP Transmission Holdings, Inc. v. Lange et al., No. 17-CV-04490 (DWF/HB) (D. Minn.) Representing transmission developer in a Dormant Commerce Clause challenge to a Minnesota law giving in-state utilities the right of first refusal to build new electric transmission lines in the state.
- Lakes and Parks Alliance v. Metropolitan Council, No. 0:14-CV-03391-JRT-SER (D. Minn.) Successfully defended Metropolitan Council in litigation challenging the environmental review conducted for the Southwest Light Rail Transit project
- John Does 1-3 v. City of Minneapolis and State of Minnesota, No. 27-CV-15-17242 (Henn. Cty. Dist. Ct.) Represented City of Minneapolis in Data Practices Act matter.
- Vasseur, et al. v. City of Minneapolis, et al., Court File No. 27-cv-16-11794 and Appeal No. A16-1367 (Minn.). Represented City of Minneapolis before Minnesota Supreme Court in appeal regarding proposed ballot initiative to amend City Charter.
- Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy v. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and Metropolitan Council, No. A15-1622 (Minn. Ct. App. 2016) Successfully represented Metropolitan Council in a challenge to the Clean Water Act permit for its wastewater treatment facilities.
- City of Minneapolis v. Lake and Knox, LLC, No. 27-CV-13-22018 (Hennepin Cty. Dist. Ct.) Represented City of Minneapolis in litigation regarding unauthorized discharge of groundwater to storm sewer system and Minneapolis chain of lakes.
- Miller & Graham v. Ramsey County Sheriff Matthew Bostrom & County of Ramsey, No. 11-cv-2401 (D. Minn.). Represented defendants against claims of First Amendment retaliatory discharge by two former Ramsey County Sheriff’s deputies. Obtained dismissal of Ramsey County and successfully defended Sheriff Bostrom in a jury trial in federal court.
- Minnesota Public Radio v. Metropolitan Council, No. 62-CV-10-988 (Ramsey Cty. Dist. Ct.). Represented regional government entity in litigation regarding mitigation of light rail transit vibration and ground-borne noise.
- AgStar Financial Services v. LOL Finance Company and 4 Square Cattle Services,, No. 62-CV-10-9789 (Ramsey Cty. Dist. Ct.). Represented lender in breach of contract dispute against co-lender relating to multi-million agribusiness loan.
- Regents of the University of Minnesota v. Metropolitan Council, No. 27-09-23445 (Hennepin Cty. Dist. Ct.). Represented regional government entity in complex environmental litigation involving construction of light rail transit line.
- Danny’s Trannys v. State of Minnesota, No. C7-00-5714 (Ramsey Cty. Dist Ct.) Represented class of Minnesota Assigned Risk Plan policyholders in lawsuit to prevent State of Minnesota’s appropriation of Assigned Risk Plan surplus and to return surplus to policyholders.
- Martin v. Dicklich, No. A12-1588 (Minn. 2012) Successful petition to the Minnesota Supreme Court to allow a major political party to identify a new candidate to appear on the general election ballot after the endorsed candidate withdrew from the election.
- NAACP v. Metropolitan Council, 144 F.3d 1168 (8th Cir. 1998), cert. denied, 119 S.Ct. 73 (1998) Defended Metropolitan Council in class action alleging Metropolitan Council housing policies and practices were responsible for alleged unlawful segregation in Minneapolis Public Schools.
- Ben Oehrleins & Sons & Daughter v. Hennepin County, 115 F.3d 1372 (8th Cir. 1997), cert. denied, 118 S.Ct. 629 (1997) Defended Hennepin County in lawsuit by garbage haulers and landfill owners alleging County flow control ordinance discriminated against interstate commerce in violation of the United States Constitution’s dormant Commerce Clause.
- Robinson Rubber Products Co., Inc. v. Hennepin County, No. 4-95-220 (D. Minn.) Defended Hennepin County in class action lawsuit by waste generators alleging County flow control ordinance discriminated against interstate commerce in violation of the United States Constitution’s dormant Commerce Clause.