Laura Brown

Minnesota

Staff Writer at Minnesota Lawyer

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Articles

$29M verdict in negligence suit against Wis. midwife

2 weeks ago | wislawjournal.com | Laura Brown

IN BRIEFThe Minneapolis firm Goldenberg Lauricella obtained a $29 million medical malpractice verdict following a finding of negligence by a certified nurse midwife involving a baby in distress. The verdict, believed to be the largest in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, history, was announced last month in Hudson. The baby was born almost an hour after the standard of care required the certified nurse midwife to contact the OB/GYN.
Ethics office seeks discipline of West St. Paul attorney

2 months ago | wislawjournal.com | Laura Brown

IN BRIEFAyodele Ojo allegedly harassed laypersons on the other side of cases he was involved in. He allegedly made a false statement to the ethics office director. Ojo has 20 days to answer the allegations. The Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility has announced it is seeking discipline of a West St. Paul attorney. Among several alleged rule violations, the OLPR petition filed Jan. 30 says Ayodele Ojo harassed laypersons on the other side of cases he was involved in.
$8.5 million settlement in construction worker’s death

2 months ago | wislawjournal.com | Laura Brown

Personal injury law firm SiebenCarey has announced that it has reached an $8.5 million settlement in the death of a construction worker who was crushed by a dump truck in downtown St. Paul in 2022. Part of the large settlement reflects the pain and emotional turmoil suffered before the worker’s death, a remedy available thanks to changes in the state’s wrongful death laws in the Omnibus Judiciary and Public Safety Bill enacted in 2023.
Attorney faces allegations of practicing law while suspended

Dec 9, 2024 | wislawjournal.com | Laura Brown

A Bemidji attorney who is currently suspended from the practice of law in Minnesota faces discipline for misconduct which allegedly occurred while suspended. Darrell G. Carter, who was suspended in 2023, and admonished three out of the five years preceding the suspension, has 20 days from Dec. 3 to answer the allegations. Carter faces multiple charges of unprofessional conduct. One count includes the unauthorized practice of law.
Aerosol abuse case sees $10 million judgement

Dec 9, 2024 | wislawjournal.com | Laura Brown

Robins Kaplan has announced that it has secured a total judgment of nearly $10.5 million against CRC Industries, the manufacturer of aerosol keyboard dusters that some people have used to get high. CRC Industries is responsible for the entire verdict and post-verdict amount, and a request for a new trial has been denied. “This was the first time a case focused on aerosol duster abuse went to trial,” said Tara Sutton, Robins Kaplan LLP National Mass Tort Group chair and co-lead attorney.
Court of Appeals reverses school zone speeding ticket conviction

Nov 3, 2024 | wislawjournal.com | Laura Brown

Listen to this articleA Minnesota woman convicted of driving 20 miles per hour over the speed limit in a school zone challenged the adjudication, claiming that was not adequate signage. The Minnesota Court of Appeals agreed with the driver, finding that there was not appropriate signage at one end of the reduced speed zone. On the morning of Sept. 14, 2023, Julia Monyak, of Alexandria, Minnesota was driving north on a two-lane county road.
‘Vexatious’ lawyer now disbarred in two states

Oct 28, 2024 | wislawjournal.com | Laura Brown

The Minnesota Supreme Court has disbarred R. James Jensen, a Roseville attorney who previously was disbarred in Washington state. Although Jensen argued that reciprocal discipline was not warranted, the court concluded that reciprocal discipline was appropriate. The court’s ruling, filed Oct. 23, presented the chronology of events leading to the disbarment:Jensen was admitted to practice law in Minnesota in 1985. Jensen has faced discipline in Minnesota previously.
Court revives guard’s retaliation claim against building owner

Oct 8, 2024 | wislawjournal.com | Laura Brown

The Minnesota Court of Appeals has revived a whistleblower retaliation claim against a Minnesota real estate company. It concluded that the whistleblower statute extends to former employees. In 2019, the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office received complaints from three people who had been or were currently employed as security guards by Madison Equities, a private real estate company that leases, manages, and owns residential and business properties in downtown St. Paul.
Court suspends attorney from practicing law ‘indefinitely’

Sep 16, 2024 | wislawjournal.com | Laura Brown

Minnesota attorney John Horst has been suspended indefinitely from the practice of law. While the court agreed on discipline, Justice Paul Thissen dissented, asserting that the court should not have required Horst to petition for reinstatement. The Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility filed both a petition and supplementary petition for disciplinary action alleging that Horst committed professional misconduct warranting public discipline.
Minnesota Supreme Court dog-sniff car search upheld

Sep 4, 2024 | wislawjournal.com | Laura Brown

It was permissible for a state trooper to conduct a drug-dog sniff of a car’s exterior, the Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled, reversing the Court of Appeals. The justices concluded that, under the totality of the circumstances, there was a reasonable, articulable suspicion to perform the search. Jeron Garding was parked at a truck stop away from the gas pumps.