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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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COVID-19 Update

We hope you are all staying well and healthy in these trying times. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have encouraged all of our colleagues to work remotely until March 31, 2020. Like many of you, our priority is to take the necessary steps to reduce the risks to the health and safety of our colleagues, clients, visitors and their family members...

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Cody M. Bauer and Maya H. Digre1

A New Year Brings New Changes to the Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure

As we embark on 2020, several changes to the Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure and Rules of General Practice take effect. These changes apply to all cases pending as of January 1, 2020...

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Scott G. Williams

The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms How an Insurer Has the Right to Pose Jury Interrogatories in the Underlying Third-Party Action

The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that an insurer may pose interrogatories to juries—i.e., ask the jury questions—in an underlying third-party action...

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Brandon T. Glanz

New Wage Theft Law Creates a Multitude of Wage Payment, Recordkeeping, and Employee Notice Requirements for Minnesota Employers

Sweeping changes for Minnesota employers are now in place as Minnesota’s new wage theft law took effect last week...

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R. John Wells

Asbestos Litigation: SCOTUS Takes on the “Bare Metal” Defense

In March, in an opinion authored by Justice Kavanaugh, the Supreme Court of the United States decided a maritime tort claim which discussed the “bare metal” defense commonly asserted by manufacturers in asbestos litigation...

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Brandon T. Glanz

Minnesota Supreme Court: Workers’ Compensation Exclusivity Does Not Apply to Discrimination Claims under the Minnesota Human Rights Act

The Minnesota Supreme Court held last week in Daniel v. City of Minneapolis that the exclusivity provision in the Minnesota Workers’ Compensation...

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