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Wisconsin Supreme Court Upholds Asbestos Verdict Against Facility Owner Under ‘Safe Place Statute’

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has upheld the 2021 Lorbiecki asbestos verdict against Pabst Brewing Co. under Wisconsin’s Safe Place Statute. The Court reaffirmed the heightened, non-delegable duty under the Safe Place Statute for employers and facility owners to “do every other thing reasonably necessary to protect the life, health, safety, and welfare of such employees and frequenters.” The Court did, however, reduce the punitive damages award levied against Pabst....

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Brandon Glanz

Minnesota Court of Appeals Says Employers Need Not Engage in “Interactive Process” with Disabled Employees Under the MHRA

The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled in a recent failure-to-accommodate case that, unlike the Americans with...

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Kyle Koebele

A Duty to Design an Accident Proof Product?

The Minnesota Supreme Court appears to have abandoned a common law limit on the tort liability of product...

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Minnesota Supreme Court Broadens Whistleblower Protections for Employees

In what is sure to be a sea change for the whistleblower litigation landscape in Minnesota, a recent landmark ...

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Bill Moran to Present at NBI Traumatic Brain Injury CLE

HAWS-KM Professional Association civil litigation attorney William L. Moran will speak at the National Business Institute’s full day CLE entitled, “Traumatic Brain Injury Cases: Neurosurgeon and Attorney Perspectives.” The CLE will be held at the Holiday Inn Bloomington Airport South on Wednesday, June 28, 2017...

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Bill Moran to Present at CSP Leadership & Crisis Management Forum

HAWS-KM Professional Association civil litigation attorney William L. Moran will speak at CSP’s Leadership & Crisis Management Forum where retailers and liability experts will come together to understand how to better prepare, respond and recover when challenges arise. Bill will address risk management issues facing convenience stores and retailers. The conference will be held May 23-25, 2017 at the Hotel Granduca in Austin, Texas...

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Court Overturns $27.7 Million Jury Verdict in Favor of the Defense in Minnesota Aviation Litigation Product Liability Case – Full Defense Verdict on Retrial

In a Minnesota aviation product liability case, a Ramsey County Minnesota District Court judge has ruled in favor of the defense and overturned a 2016 jury verdict that had awarded the plaintiff $27.7 million. The defense team was led by HAWS-KM shareholders Dan Haws and JP Gatto...

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