U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
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Minnesota law on hazardous materials on trains challenged by railroad group
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsline) - The State of Minnesota has overstepped its authority by placing extra charges on trains carrying hazardous materials, the Association of American Railroads says in a new lawsuit. -
Medtronic beats shareholder class action after trouble getting insulin pump approved
MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) - Medtronic has defeated a shareholder class action lawsuit that alleged the company hid problems with an insulin pump's FDA approval. -
Groups take to court to challenge Minn. law penalizing corporate speech about unions
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsline) - A new law criminalizing corporations that speak to their employees about political issues like labor unions is the subject of a challenge in federal court. -
Courthouse News Service claims Minnesota courts are delaying access to civil complaints
MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) — A nationwide news service covering the courts claims Minnesota courts are violating its First Amendment rights by delaying access to civil litigation complaints. -
Target class action moved as judge rejects plaintiff's pleas for Chicago's kosher food and synagogues
MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) - Target will get to fight a false-pricing class action lawsuit in its home state, as an Illinois federal judge has kicked it to Minnesota. -
Defamation case ruling goes against Mike Lindell, MyPillow
MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) - Pillow magnate Mike Lindell has lost his attempt to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a company claiming he defamed it by claiming voting machines were rigged to ensure Joe Biden was elected president in 2020. -
MyPillow trolling for customers with Trump support, software company says
MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) – An elections software company has countered MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell’s motion to have its defamation lawsuit against him dismissed. -
Election software company sues MyPillow CEO for defamation
MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) - An election software company is suing MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell over his claims the 2020 Presidential election was rigged. -
GOP fundraiser loses attempted block of probe by Democrat AGs
MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) – A Minnesota federal judge has ruled against the Republican fundraising platform WinRed as it battled the Democrat attorneys general of four states. -
Pharma group loses federal challenge to free insulin law in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) – A federal judge has refused to let a pharmaceuticals trade association go forward with a lawsuit that says Minnesota’s free insulin program is unconstitutional. -
Lawsuit challenges Minnesota's move to regulate vehicle emissions
MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) – A trade association is taking aim at Minnesota’s new proposed vehicle emission standards by challenging them in federal court. -
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Judge affirms Minn. city's ban on flavored tobacco
MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) – Tobacco companies have lost their challenge of a Minnesota city’s ban on flavored tobacco products that was passed when health problems associated with vaping became known. -
Democrats' nuisance-texts lawsuit against Trump campaign gets green light
MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) – A federal judge has denied the Trump campaign’s motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit against it over text messages sent to Democrats who say they didn’t want them. -
Trump campaign wants federal judge to dismiss lawsuit against it over text messages
MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) — Attorneys for Donald Trump's campaign have asked a federal judge to dismiss, compel arbitration in or stay a lawsuit over text messages it allegedly sent without permission. -
Unwanted texts to Democrats land Trump's campaign in court
MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) – Three Minnesota residents who allege they have never donated to the Trump For President Campaign or attended a campaign rally have filed a suit over allegations they received illegal text messages from the campaign on their cellphones. -
DeWitt law firm alleges former attorney owes more than $164,000 for overhead costs
MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) – An attorney who landed a partner position failed to pay a total of $169,469 in overhead costs, her now former employer alleges in its lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in the District of Minnesota. -
Law firm alleges Nebraska financial services company violated TPCA by sending unsolicited faxes
MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) – A Minnesota law firm has instituted a class action suit against a Nebraska financial services company claiming violations of federal law by sending advertisements via fax to recipients without their permission. -
Robins Kaplan representing woman suing Napoli Shkolnik; She says her case against Toyota was botched
MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) – The mother of a 6-year-old who died following an auto accident involving a Toyota Camry is suing a law firm over allegations of negligence and breach of duty in the handling of her case against the auto manufacturer. -
Consumers claim Target Debit Card 'functions nothing like virtually every other debit card'
MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) – A Florida woman and North Carolina man allege a retailer misrepresented the nature of its store debit card. -
Former AFSCME union member alleges dues violated rights
MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) – A former union member alleges that her rights were violated because she was compelled to pay money to the union as a condition of her employment.