Women of Worker’s Compensation (WOW) Networking Event
On July 19, 2018, Lind, Jensen, Sullivan & Peterson, P.A. sponsored the first networking and marketing event for the Women of Worker’s Compensation (WOW). The event was held at Ciao Bella, in Edina and well attended by members of both the plaintiff and defense bars and women from the State of Minnesota, and the Department of Labor and Industry. The group was formed by Katie Storms, a shareholder at Lind, Jensen, Sullivan & Peterson, and Amanda Furth, an attorney practicing... Read more →
Congratulations to Lind Jensen’s 2018 Minnesota Super Lawyers, and 2018 Minnesota Rising Stars
2018 Minnesota Super Lawyers: William L. Davidson, Appellate Mark A. Fredrickson, Personal Injury General Defense Thomas D. Jensen, Civil Litigation Defense Patrick J. Larkin, Construction Litigation Richard A. Lind, Civil Litigation Defense Jack D. Moore, Civil Litigation Defense Timothy J. O’Connor, Civil Litigation Defense Paul C. Peterson. Professional Liability Defense Matthew D. Sloneker, Civil Litigation Defense Eric J.... Read more →
Mark Fredrickson Testified at Minnesota Supreme Court Regarding Proposed Changes To MN Rule of Evidence 702
Partner Mark Fredrickson testified on behalf of MDLA, DRI The Voice of the Defense Bar, the FDCC and other national civil defense lawyer organizations in support of a proposed change in Minnesota Rule of Evidence 702 at a hearing held by the Minnesota Supreme Court regarding the Supreme Court Rules of Evidence Advisory Committee's proposed amendments to the Minnesota Rules of Evidence. Fredrickson argued that while the Committee's proposed rule adopting the National Conference of Commissioners... Read more →
Tom Jensen to Present at The 2018 Professional Liability Underwriting Society International Conference in San Diego, November 7-9, 2018
Tom Jensen will lead a panel presentation on defense of insurance agents and brokers involved in E&O claims at the 2018 Professional Liability Underwriting Society International Conference in San Diego, November 7-9, 2018.
Lind Jensen Sullivan & Peterson P.A. Welcomes New Associate Brandon Meshbesher
Brandon's primary areas of practice are business disputes, employment litigation, general liability, and insurance litigation.
Paul Peterson, Bill Davidson, and João Medeiros Successfully Defend Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict on Appeal
The Minnesota Court of Appeals recently affirmed a defense verdict obtained by Paul Peterson in a medical malpractice trial. Bill Davidson and João Medeiros assisted Peterson in defending the appeal. The Plaintiff alleged severe disabilities after sustaining a stroke in the hospital. The plaintiff alleged that the stroke occurred due to the doctors’ failure to properly regulate his high blood pressure. The defense alleged that the treatment provided met the standard of care, and that... Read more →
Timothy Jung’s Upcoming Speaking Engagement at the 2018 Workers’ Compensation Institute
On April 26th Timothy Jung will be speaking at The 2018 Workers’ Compensation Institute, a Minnesota Continuing Legal Education program. He will be a panelist discussing medical evidence at trial.
Tim Jung Invited to Speak at Workers’ Compensation Seminar Regarding the Opiate Crisis
Timothy Jung was invited to give a presentation on April 3rd concerning Opioids, the current crisis and weaning periods, as part of continuing insurance education at Gallagher Bassett Services in Maple Grove, MN.
Bill Davidson Reappointed to the MN Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure.
Shareholder Bill Davidson received the honor of being reappointed to the Minnesota Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure. His term runs through the end of 2020. Bill regularly practices before Minnesota’s appellate courts, and has handled over two-hundred appeals.
Timothy Jung Inducted into the College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers
On March 3, 2018, Timothy Jung was inducted into the College of Workers’ Compensation lawyers. The College honors lawyers who “possess the highest professional qualifications and ethical standards, character, integrity, professional expertise and leadership… and have shown significant evidence of scholarship, teaching, lecturing, and/or distinguished published writings on Workers’ Compensation or related fields of law.”
Timothy Jung participated in the American Bar Association Workers’ Compensation Midwinter Conference
Timothy Jung participated in the American Bar Association Workers’ Compensation Midwinter Conference in Nashville, TN on March 1st and 2nd. On the first day of the conference, Tim moderated a panel discussion concerning mental health injuries and worker’s compensation coverage.
Please Visit Tom Jensen’s Blog and Monthly Jury Verdict Report
For information on malpractice, breach of fiduciary duty, and errors and omissions claims in Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin see Tom Jensen’s blog at www.malpracticedefense.org. For access to Tom Jensen’s monthly Minnesota state court civil jury verdict report see www.mediatorminnesota.com.
Mark Fredrickson, Katie Storms, and Joao Medeiros presented the first oral argument of the new year before the Minnesota Supreme Court.
On January 2, 2018, attorneys Mark Fredrickson, Katie Storms, and Joao Medeiros presented the first oral argument of the new year before the Minnesota Supreme Court.
2017 Five-State Midwest Law Update Webinar – Wednesday, October 25
Lind, Jensen, Sullivan & Peterson, P.A. will be hosting its annual 2017 Five-State Midwest Law Update webinar from 9:00 A.M. to 11:05 A.M. The webinar will consist of concise presentations for Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North Dakota and South Dakota legal updates. Continuing education credits have been approved. Additional information and the link to register can be found here: Registration
Evenson Recent MSBA Lawyer Professional Responsibility Board Nomination
Thomas J. Evenson, a Shareholder at Lind, Jensen, Sullivan & Peterson, PA, was recently nominated by the Minnesota State Bar Association Assembly to serve another term as a Lawyer Member on the Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board.
Jensen Led Panel Presentation at PLDF Annual Meeting in Chicago
Tom Jensen led a panel presentation on “Defense and Adjustment of Chiropractic and Outpatient Surgery Center Cases” at Professional Liability Defense Federation’s Annual Meeting in Chicago on September 28, 2017.
Timothy Jung Selected to Edit and Update Workers’ Comp Chapter of the MN Insurance Law Deskbook
Timothy Jung was selected to edit and update the Workers’ Compensation chapter of the Minnesota Insurance Law Deskbook. The Insurance Law Deskbook is available through the Minnesota State Bar Association and Minnesota Continuing Education.
Sharpen Your Skills Seminar – Wednesday, Sept 20, 2017
Please join us for the 9th Annual Sharpen Your Skills Seminar. This year’s event will address the expanding world of workers’ compensation claims, technology in litigation, and the changing face of the Minnesota workforce. From investigating a claim, to returning an injured employee back to the work force, topics will include examining the changing nature of the employment relationship, new surveillance tactics, and the rapidly expanding nature of mental health claims. Our featured speakers... Read more →
Tim Jung Appointed Chair of Workers’ Compensation and Employer Liability Comittee
Timothy Jung has been appointed chair of the Workers’ Compensation and Employer Liability committee of the Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice section of the American Bar Association, for 2017-18.
Tom Jensen’s Article Published in the Defense Research Issue’s For the Defense
Tom Jensen's Article "Building a Successful Mediation Practice" was published in this months edition of the DRI's For the Defense.
Twelve Lind, Jensen, Sullivan & Peterson Attorneys Named Minnesota Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
More than half of Lind, Jensen, Sullivan & Peterson’s attorneys named Minnesota Super Lawyers or Rising Stars. Super Lawyers William L. Davidson Appellate Mark Fredrickson Personal Injury / General: Defense Thomas D. Jensen Civil Litigation Defense Patrick J. Larkin Construction Litigation Richard A. Lind Civil Litigation: Defense Jack D. Moore Civil Litigation: Defense Timothy J. O’Connor Civil Litigation: Defense Paul C. Peterson Professional... Read more →
LJSP Recognized for Contributions to Operation Gratitude Service Project During DRI’s Toxic Tort Seminar
Lind, Jensen, Sullivan & Peterson employees are proud to have contributed to the efforts of the Defense Research Institute (DRI) to support our service members and their families. During the 2017 Toxic Torts & Environmental Law Seminar in New Orleans, Louisiana, seminar attendees joined forces with Operation Gratitude to assemble “Battalion Buddies” teddy bears to be sent to children of deployed service members. In just a few hours’ time, the group assembled nearly 300 bears... Read more →
Lind, Jensen, Sullivan & Peterson, P.A. Attorneys Obtain and Defend Dismissal of MGDPA Claim
The Minnesota Data Practices Act does not cover data practices requests to attorneys who are working for a governmental agency in a professional capacity. That is the state of the law in Minnesota after the Minnesota Supreme Court denied further review of a published decision obtained by the Minnesota Court of Appeals that dismissed a Minnesota Data Practices Act claim against city attorney represented by Lind, Jensen, Sullivan & Peterson, P.A. Paul Peterson, Eric Steinhoff, and João... Read more →
Bill Davidson spoke on a panel discussion concerning Minnesota’s “informal conference” statute relating to medical malpractice claims.
Bill Davidson spoke on April 20, 2017 on a panel discussion concerning Minnesota’s “informal conference” statute relating to medical malpractice claims. The panel addressed what the future holds for informal conferences in light of the Minnesota Supreme Court’s recent decision in Howard v. Svoboda, 890 N.W.2d 111 (Minn. 2017). The 2017 Medical Malpractice Conference was sponsored by the Hennepin County Bar Association, Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association and the Minnesota Association... Read more →
The Minnesota Supreme Court recently sided with the arguments of Lind, Jensen, Sullivan & Peterson and denied further review of a summary judgment ruling in favor of a regional mental health center.
Hiawatha Valley Mental Health Center (HVMHC) had been sued for negligence and other claims arising from the death of a woman in 2013. The decedent’s next of kin argued that HVMHC breached a duty to the decedent and failed to provide services that may have avoided her death. Attorneys Tim Jung and Matt Sloneker argued to Judge Mary C. Leahy of the Winona County District Court that HVMHC did not owe a duty and therefore could not be held negligent. Judge Leahy agreed and granted summary... Read more →
Timothy Jung Nomination
Timothy Jung has been nominated to serve as Chair of the Workers’ Compensation and Employers’ Liability Law Committee of the Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section of the American Bar Association, and to serve in that capacity for 2017-2018.
Tom Jensen Launches New Website and Blog
Tom Jensen has launched a website and blog at www.malpracticedefense.org that focuses on professional liability, breach of fiduciary duty and malpractice insurance coverage developments in Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin.
Fredrickson and Goerke Win Motion For Summary Judgment
LJSP partner Mark Fredrickson and associate Grant Goerke successfully persuaded Scott County (MN) Judge Rex Stacey to grant summary judgment to their client ISD #719. Plaintiff sustained a bad broken ankle and leg when she went to pick up her daughter from a after school daycare facility run by the district at an elementary school building. The accident happened on a non-school day during the first winter weather of the year. Fredrickson and Goerke successfully argued that Minnesota’s mere... Read more →
Tom Jensen Webinar on Chiropractic Risk Management
Tom Jensen addressed chiropractic educators in a webinar on the subject of chiropractic risk management sponsored by NCMIC Insurance Company that aired on February 15 and will continue on April 12. Tom Jensen analyzed optometric malpractice claims in the current issue of Professional Liability Defense Quarterly, published by Professional Liability Defense Federation.
Lind, Jensen, Sullivan & Peterson, P.A. is very happy to welcome recently retired Hennepin County District Court and former Chief Judge James T. Swenson to Lind, Jensen, Sullivan & Peterson.
Judge Swenson will be continuing his ADR practice in his Of Counsel role, and we look forward to using his many years of practical experience on the bench to assist us in continuing to provide our clients with the highest quality litigation services. Judge Swenson’s ADR practice includes adjudicative work as an arbitrator and consensual special magistrate, evaluative mediation and moderated settlement conferences, and service as a special master. Although his recent focus has centered on... Read more →
Congratulations to Lauren
Lauren received three favorable orders today for her pro bono clients. She represented a Laotian woman in seeking unpaid wages from her former employer in Hennepin County Conciliation Court. The referee awarded Lauren’s client $5,700. She also represented a homeless man seeking expungement of two criminal convictions. These convictions were preventing the client from finding work or housing. Lauren was able to obtain expungements of both convictions in separate orders, in Hennepin County... Read more →
Lind Jensen Sullivan & Peterson P.A. Pro Bono Program Featured in Federal Bar Association News Letter
Kudos to the Lind Jensen Sullivan & Peterson P. A. Attorneys who are featured in the most recent edition of the Federal Bar Association Bar Talk Newsletter MN Chapter. Lead by Pro Bono Chairperson Jack Moore, LJSP attorneys have handled over 90 Pro Bono matters in the last six years. See attached article below. fba-bar-talk-article-september-2016
Bill Davidson & João Medeiros Prevail on a Plaintiff’s Appeal Challenging a District Court Victory By Jason Prochnow
The Minnesota Building Code means what it says, the Minnesota Court of Appeals recently ruled, affirming a summary judgment ruling obtained by Jason Prochnow. The construction-defect case involved a lawsuit by a general contractor who sued a masonry subcontractor for installing a single layer of 15-pound felt behind stone veneer siding that the subcontractor had installed on a house in Minnesota. A district court judge dismissed the lawsuit last year after finding that the 15-pound felt was... Read more →
Eric Steinhoff & João Medeiros Secure Dismissal of Interest Claim
Interest does not accrue on money that is paid before it was due. That was the common-sense ruling recently obtained by Eric Steinhoff and João Medeiros in a lawsuit against a homeowners’ insurance company. The insurance company had helped the insured homeowners rebuild after their house had been damaged in a fire. Then, after a disagreement over the amount of the final payment, the insurance company and the homeowners asked a panel of appraisers to value the loss. The insurance company... Read more →
Timothy Jung Appointed Chair-Elect
For 2016-2017, Timothy Jung has been appointed Chair-elect of the Workers’ Compensation and Employers’ Liability Committee of TIPS - the Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section of the American Bar Association.
Lind Jensen Sullivan & Peterson Successfully Moved to Dismiss a Personal Injury Action Based on a Recent Change to Minnesota’s “hip pocket” Service Rule
Lind Jensen Sullivan & Peterson successfully moved to dismiss a personal injury action based on a recent change to Minnesota’s “hip pocket” service rule, defeating a 7.5-year-old claim for more than $50,000 in damages. The plaintiff had alleged that he slipped and fell on a staircase at the defendant’s apartment complex in December 2008. The plaintiff did not serve his summons and complaint on the owner until December 2014, mere days before the six-year statute of limitations... Read more →
Eric Steinhoff and João Medeiros Obtain Dismissal of Malpractice Lawsuit
Minnesota law protects members of specialized professions such as doctors, lawyers, or accountants from frivolous malpractice lawsuits by requiring plaintiffs to submit a declaration from an expert in the professional field attesting that the claim has merit. Attorneys Eric Steinhoff and João Medeiros recently invoked this law to obtain dismissal of a legal malpractice suit brought against a local divorce attorney. The plaintiff was a client who had asked the attorney to represent her in a... Read more →
Brian Wood and João Medeiros Obtain Dismissal of So-Called “Gross Negligence” Claim Against Health Club
Minnesota common law does not recognize a separate claim of “gross negligence.” That is the conclusion reached by a district court judge in dismissing a lawsuit brought against a local health club represented by attorneys Brian Wood and João Medeiros. Instead, Minnesota courts only apply the concept of “gross negligence” when required to do so because the legislature has use the term in a statute or the parties have used the term in a contract. The plaintiff was a member of the health... Read more →
Jack Moore and Amber Garry Named North Star Lawyers by the MSBA
Lind, Jensen, Sullivan & Peterson is proud to announce that Jack Moore and Amber Garry have been named North Star Lawyers by the Minnesota State Bar Association. This honor recognizes the strong commitment that each of these attorneys made to providing legal services to those in need in 2015. The Minnesota State Bar Association’s North Star Lawyer program recognizes attorneys who provided a minimum of 50 hours of pro bono services to the community in a one-year period.
Tom Jensen and Liz Brotten to Speak at FETTI Conference in Chicago
Lind Jensen Shareholders Tom Jensen and Liz Brotten will speak at the Forum on Environmental and Toxic Tort Issues (FETTI) conference to be held September 21-23, 2016 at the Union League Club in Chicago. Their presentation will address the rapidly growing litigation in which female plaintiffs allege that they have developed ovarian cancer as a result of their use of products containing talcum powder. Jensen and Brotten will address disease data, scientific findings, litigation strategies, and... Read more →
Tom Jensen wrote on “Cybersecurity and Data Breach Litigation Update” in the spring 2016 issue of Professional Liability Defense Quarterly.
Visit www.pldf.org to review the article.
Thomas Evenson Presenting at IASA Annual Education Conference
Thomas J. Evenson along with David Riley from Schechter Dokken Kanter will be presenting “I’ve Been Damaged – I Want Money” at the IASA Annual Education Conference and Business Show in San Antonio, Texas on June 14, 2016.
Jury Renders a Defense Verdict in Abuse Case
Jack Moore recently successfully defended a case in Hennepin County District Court where plaintiff sustained a serious injury when his girlfriend drove over his foot with her car while backing out of the driveway. A few moments earlier the two got into an argument during which plaintiff’s mood turned ugly. Based on prior physical abuse, the girlfriend feared that plaintiff might soon hit her, so she ran to her car to get away. Plaintiff was standing next to the car and pounding on the window... Read more →
Minnesota Supreme Court Affirms Dismissal of Defamation Claim Against a Church and its Pastors
Tim O’Connor and Bill Davidson recently were successful in defending St. Matthew Evangelical Lutheran Church and two of its pastors against defamation claims from two excommunicated church members. The Minnesota Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal of the lawsuit, agreeing with both the district court and the Court of Appeals “that the First Amendment prohibits holding an individual or organization liable for statements made in the context of a religious disciplinary proceeding when those... Read more →
Lind, Jensen, Sullivan & Peterson, P.A. Submitted an Amicus Brief to the Minnesota Supreme Court Addressing a Pregnancy Discrimination Claim in Support of the Employer
Bill Davidson and Lind, Jensen, Sullivan & Peterson, P.A. represented the Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association as an amicus curiae, or “friend of the court” in a recently-filed brief with the Minnesota Supreme Court. The case, LaPoint v. Family Orthodontics, P.A., A15-0396, addresses a claim of pregnancy discrimination. Following a court trial, the district court found that the dental clinic did not discriminate against a job applicant. The Minnesota Court of Appeals reversed, 872... Read more →
2016 Five-State Midwest Law Update Webinar
On April 19, 2016, Lind, Jensen, Sullivan & Peterson, P.A. presented a live online webinar which provided a summary of current law and updates on law developments in the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The webinar consisted of 5 separate 20 minute presentations summarizing law updates in the areas of civil litigation relevant to your practice, including updates on topics such as negligence, indemnification, contract, and other law developments... Read more →
Tim O’Connor and Elizabeth Brotten Win Motion for Summary Judgment for Insurance Client in Declaratory Judgment
An insurance company client represented by Tim O’Connor and Elizabeth Brotten was recently dismissed via summary judgment in a declaratory judgment action in U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. Lind Jensen’s client asserted that the homeowners policy it issued did not provide coverage for personal injuries arising out of its insured’s operation of a John Deer Gator utility vehicle owned by a vineyard. The accident at issue happened on the vineyard’s property. ... Read more →
Matt Sloneker Awarded Gold Gavel Award By Westfield Insurance Group
Matt Sloneker was recently awarded a Golden Gavel award by Westfield Insurance Group for obtaining summary judgment on behalf of a general contractor client in a multi-million dollar construction defect case.
Brotten Authors North Dakota Chapter for DRI’s Duty to Defend Compendium
Elizabeth Sorenson Brotten, a shareholder at Lind, Jensen, Sullivan & Peterson, P.A. authored the North Dakota Chapter for the 2016 Edition of the Defense Research Institute’s Duty to Defend Compendium. The Duty to Defend Compendium analyzes whether an insurer has a duty to defend its insured and the extent of that duty. The Compendium surveys the law and provides guidance for insurance professionals to navigate through these issues under the law of every jurisdiction in the... Read more →
Paul Peterson and Amber Garry Obtain Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict
Mr. Peterson and Ms. Garry obtained a defense verdict following an eight-day jury trial in Hennepin County. The plaintiff sued the defendant neurologist and neurology clinic alleging defendants failed to diagnose an infection in her spine, resulting in permanent paraplegia. Plaintiff sought damages in excess of $6 million. The jury returned a defense verdict, finding no negligence.