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Products Liability
Agribusiness
Mr. Dahlmeier is a products liability trial lawyer with extensive experience defending agribusinesses, product manufacturers, and product suppliers across the United States. He is national counsel for several propane suppliers.
As lead counsel on a substantial number of large exposure cases before state and federal courts across the nation, Mr. Dahlmeier leverages his litigation experience and specialized technical knowledge to favorably resolve his clients’ disputes. He has handled more than 500 fire and explosion investigations and cases, often drawing upon his extensive forensic investigation and specialized technical training relating to propane and natural gas. He has also handled many products liability cases related to agribusiness.
Mr. Dahlmeier is chair of Bassford Remele’s Products Liability Practice Group.
Education
Bar Admissions
Judicial Clerkships
Trials
Successfully defended a farmers’ cooperative in North Dakota where an electrician was severely burned when exposed to scalding water overflowing from a condensate tank system designed by defendant. Post-trial, the court denied both plaintiff’s motion for a new trial and plaintiff’s motion to alter and amend under Rule 59(a), holding that defendant was not jointly liable for the percentage of damages allocated to plaintiff’s employer. (Product Liability)
Obtained a defense verdict in Minnesota for a farmers’ cooperative against a plaintiff seeking damages for alleged crop overspray. The court found that plaintiff failed to convince the court that the damages to his corn were caused by the cooperative. The cooperative was awarded monetary damages for products they supplied the plaintiff. (Pesticide Application)
Defended a gas station in Wisconsin in a personal injury trial, where plaintiff allegedly injured his ankle when he stepped on uneven concrete while exiting his truck. (Premises Liability)
Obtained a defense verdict in Wisconsin for a retail propane supplier in a case where frozen water pipes burst and caused water damage. Plaintiffs alleged that defendant improperly installed, modified, or inspected a venting system in the second-stage regulator or a boiler. (Product Liability)
Obtained a defense verdict in Iowa for a cooperative in a lawsuit alleging that defendant negligently installed a propane system for a new hog-production facility. (Product Liability/Construction Defect)
Successfully represented homeowner’s association in Minnesota in a construction defect trial. (Construction Defect)
Represented a propane distributor in Iowa in an explosion case involving two minors who sustained serious burn injuries. (Product Liability)
Represented a truck driver in Minnesota in a motor vehicle collision trial [and obtained a favorable settlement for the client]. (Property Damage)
Obtained a complete defense verdict in Iowa for a propane provider in an explosion case where the homeowner was killed. (Product Liability)
Appellate Cases
Obtained affirmance of a defense verdict where the court of appeals held that the district court did not err when it declined to give the jury a res ipsa loquitur instruction. Tamco Pork II, LLC, 876 N.W.2d 226 (Iowa Ct. App. 2015). (Product Liability)
Obtained reversal of a grant of summary judgment in a subrogation action involving a fatal propane explosion on behalf of an insurer. The court held that genuine issues of material fact still existed for the negligence claim. (Product Liability)
Obtained affirmance of summary judgment on behalf of wholesale suppliers in a lawsuit involving a propane explosion. The court held that defendants could not have reasonably foreseen the events leading up to the explosion of the plaintiff’s home. (Product Liability)
Obtained a directed verdict on behalf of an industrial cleaning company sued for allegedly hydroblasting a rag into an oil compressor. (Gas Refinery Overhaul)
Obtained affirmance of the district court’s grant of summary judgment in an explosion case where plaintiff was severely burned and his house was destroyed. Ciomber, 527 F.3d 635 (7th Cir. 2008). (Product Liability)
Obtained affirmance of a grant of summary judgment where defendant repaired water damage in plaintiff’s home after a fire. (Construction Defect)
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Professional Achievements
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Nationwide Representation