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Obtained jury defense verdict against assertion of claims for malicious prosecution, abuse of process, fraud, unjust enrichment, civil conspiracy, and punitive damages; Kannan v. Prabhakaran, No. 27-CV-15-16516 (Hennepin Cnty. Minn. 2017).

Obtained reversal of summary judgment dismissing insurer’s contribution claims in case arising out of death following discharge of anhydrous ammonia; Nationwide Agribusiness Ins. Co. v. PGI, Inc., 882 N.W.2d 512 (Ia. App. 2016).

Obtained reversal of district court’s grant of preliminary injunction against non-party in action to enforce non-competition covenants on behalf of medical-device company; Medtronic, Inc. v. Doerr, 2015 WL 1674567 (Minn. App. Feb. 9, 2015).

Obtained reversal of denial of summary judgment on behalf of police officer and employer on grounds of qualified immunity; Meehan v. Thompson, 763 F.3d 936 (8th Cir. 2014).

Obtained reinstatement of $630 million arbitration award for computer-device company; Seagate Tech. v. W. Digital Corp., 854 N.W.2d 750 (Minn. 2014).

Obtained defense verdict for Oklahoma energy company in jury trial involving alleged tortious interference with frac-sand mining contract and claimed damages exceeding $60 million; Stein v. Windsor Energy Group (Goodhue Cnty. Minn. 2013).

Additional Representative Cases
Obtained affirmance of defense verdict against challenge to jury instructions in case involving industrial fire on behalf of farmer’s cooperative; Tamco Pork II, LLC v. Heartland Co-op, 876 N.W.2d 687 (Ia. App. Jul. 22, 2015).

Obtained affirmance of personal representative’s decision to settle litigation over dissent from beneficiary on behalf of trustee; In re Estate of Brian K. Johnson, 878 N.W.2d 510 (Minn. App. Feb. 9, 2016).

Obtained verdict for medical device company client arising out of breach of contract for a specified term of employment; St. Jude Medical S.C., Inc. v. Neal D. Hanson (D. Minn. 2015).

Obtained dismissal of appeal in case involving suit-limitation clause in insurance policy on behalf of insurer (argued in May 2015); Alpine Glass, Inc. v. Country Mut. Ins. Co., No. 14-2578.

Obtained affirmance of summary judgment on behalf of medical-records provider on grounds that Minnesota Health Records Act does not confer private cause of action; Larson v. Northwestern Mutual Life Ins. Co., 855 N.W.2d 293 (Minn. 2014).

Obtained $1.4 million verdict for client in jury trial involving tortious interference with contract for a specified term of employment on behalf of medical-device company client; St. Jude Medical S.C., Inc. v. Biosense Webster, Inc. (D. Minn. 2014).

Obtained $2.4 million recovery for breach of buyout agreement involving casino-development project near Sacramento, Calif. on behalf of individual real-estate developer; Argovitz v. Lakes Entertainment, Inc. (2014).

Obtained $4.9 million jury verdict for client in fraudulent-transfer case on behalf of individual entrepreneur client; Johnson v. USL Prods, Inc. (Hennepin Cnty. Minn. 2014).

Obtained reversal of grant of summary judgment in subrogation action involving fatal propane explosion on behalf of insurer; Lyzhoft v. Waconia Farm Supply, 2013 WL 3368832 (Minn. App. July 8, 2013).

Obtained affirmance of grant of summary judgment to sellers in non-disclosure action involving sale of real estate on behalf of homeowner; Penn v. Wexler, 2012 WL 1942651 (Minn. App. Sept. 10, 2012).

Obtained affirmance of trial court’s award of money damages to individual in real estate development case under promissory-estoppel theory; Heffron v. Burlington N. Santa Fe, 2012 WL 3262968 (Minn. App. Aug. 6, 2012).

Obtained affirmance of grant of summary judgment to insurer in declaratory judgment action; Koskovich v. American Family Mut. Ins. Co., 2012 WL 2369001 (Minn. App. June 25, 2012).

Obtained reversal of grant of summary judgment to defendant corporation in fraudulent-transfer case; Johnson v. USL Prods. Inc., 2012 WL 20788478 (Minn. App. June 11, 2012).

Obtained reversal of Court of Appeals’ decision and achieved reinstatement of wrongful-death verdicts in consolidated railroad-crossing case on behalf of family of decedent client; Frazier v. Burlington N. Santa Fe, 811 N.W.2d 618 (Minn. 2012).

Part of trial team who obtained $630 million award for computer device company in case involving theft and misappropriation of trade secrets) (affirmed on appeal; Seagate Tech. v. W. Digital Corp. (2012).

Obtained affirmance of grant of summary judgment to landowner in premises liability case involving substantial injuries; Kalenda v. Veit & Co., Inc., 2011 WL 589619 (Minn. App. Feb. 22, 2011).

Obtained reversal of grant of summary judgment against taconite company in case involving damage to mining equipment; Driscoll v. Standard Hardware, Inc., 785 N.W.2d 805 (Minn. App. 2010).

Obtained defense verdict for Nebraska trucking company in bench trial involving alleged employment discrimination; Maroko v. Werner Enterprises, Inc. (D. Minn. 2010).

Obtained reversal of district court’s refusal to enforce arbitration clause in real-estate purchase contract on behalf of real-estate broker; Hummell v. Edina Realty, 2009 WL 1048850 (Minn. App. Apr. 21, 2009).

Obtained affirmance of district court’s denial of defendant’s motion to dismiss based on lack of personal jurisdiction on behalf of individual; Peterson v. Harward, 2009 WL 22254 (Minn. App. Jan. 6, 2009).

Obtained affirmance of district court’s enforcement of anti-assignment clause in insurance contract on behalf of insurer client; Star Windshield Repair, Inc. v. Western Nat’l Ins. Co., 744 N.W.2d 237 (Minn. App. 2008).

Obtained defense verdict for premises owner in just trial involving alleged personal-injuries on behalf of landlord; Peterson v. Ball (Hennepin Cnty. Minn. 2004).