United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, 2010

54 opinions

Jerry SMITH, Plaintiff, v. LOCAL UNION NO. 110, INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS, Defendant 2010-01-13
Steven M. MAUS, Plaintiff, v. Brian N. TODER, and Chestnut & Cambronne, P.A., Defendants 2010-01-19
Charles MacDONALD, M.D., Plaintiff, v. SUMMIT ORTHOPEDICS, LTD., Robert Anderson, M.D., David Falconer, M.D., Paul Donahue, M.D., Michael Forseth, M.D., Defendants 2010-01-19
Hanifi Marlow JIHAD, Plaintiff, v. Commissioner Joan FABIAN, Assistant Commissioner David Crist, MCF-Stillwater Warden John King, Assoc. Warden Eddie Miles, Program Director Bruce Julson, Program Director David Reishus, Religious Cord. Gregory Skrypek, Chaplain Norris Blackmon, and Assoc. Warden Michelle Smith, Defendants 2010-01-21
CAPITOL RECORDS INC., a Delaware corporation; Sony BMG Music Entertainment, a Delaware general partnership; Arista Records LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; Interscope Records, a California general partnership; Warner Bros. Records Inc., a Delaware corporation; and UMG Recordings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Plaintiffs, v. Jammie THOMAS-RASSET, Defendant 2010-01-22
John Frederick DRYER, James Lawrence Marshall, Joseph Michael Senser, Elvin Lamont Bethea, Dante Anthony Pastorini, and Edward Alvin White, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE, Defendant 2010-01-28
Chad Leroy LISDAHL, Plaintiff, v. MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, d/b/a Mayo Medical Transport, a/k/a Gold Cross Ambulance, and David B. Johnson, individually, Defendants 2010-02-01
TRAVEL TAGS, INC., Plaintiff, v. UV COLOR, INC., and Interactive Communications International, Inc., Defendants 2010-02-02
SIERRA CLUB; Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy; Indigenous Environmental Network; and National Wildlife Federation, Plaintiffs, v. Hillary CLINTON, in her official capacity as Secretary of State; James Steinberg, in his official capacity as Deputy Secretary of State; United States Department of State; Lieutenant General Robert L. Van Antwerp, in his official capacity as U.S. Army Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Colonel Jon L. Christensen, in his official capacity as District Engineer and Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; the United States Army Corps of Engineers; Tom Tidwell, in his official capacity as Chief of the United States Forest Service; Rob Harper, in his Official capacity as Forest Supervisor for the Chippewa National Forest; and the United States Forest Service, Defendants, and Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership, Defendant-Intervenor 2010-02-03
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Charles William PRENTICE, Jr., Defendant 2010-02-04
MINNESOTA PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Timothy PAWLENTY, not individually, but solely in his official capacity as Governor of the State of Minnesota; Cal Ludeman, not individually, but solely in his official capacity as Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Human Services; Brian Osberg, not individually, but solely in his official capacity as Director of the Minnesota Medicaid Program; and the Minnesota Department of Human Services, Defendants 2010-02-10
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. (15) Timothy WILLIAMS and (16) Jessie Danielle Capers, Defendants 2010-02-11
Naomi SPRINGER, Plaintiff, v. McLANE COMPANY, INC., Defendant 2010-02-11
MCC MORTGAGE LP, Plaintiff, v. OFFICE DEPOT, INC., Defendant 2010-02-12
FSL ACQUISITION CORP., a Minnesota corporation, and Kardia Health Systems, Inc., a Minnesota corporation, Plaintiffs, v. FREELAND SYSTEMS, LLC, a Florida limited-liability company, John Freeland, and Alan Stegemoller, Defendants; Freeland Systems, LLC, a Florida limited-liability company, Counterclaimant, v. FSL Acquisition Corp., a Minnesota corporation, Kardia Health Systems, Inc., a Minnesota corporation, and Gus Chafoulias, Counter-defendants 2010-02-12
AMCO INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff/Counterclaim Defendant, v. INSPIRED TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Defendant/Counterclaimant 2010-02-19
In re NATIONAL ARBITRATION FORUM TRADE PRACTICES LITIGATION 2010-02-22
HONG YIN, Plaintiff, v. Denise FRAZIER, District Director, Saint Paul District Office, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services; Emilio T. Gonzalez, Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services; Michael Chartoff, Secretary of U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Michael B. Mukasey, United States Attorney General, Defendants 2010-02-22
Alison M. LORENCE, Plaintiff, v. Michael J. ASTRUE, Commissioner, of Social Security, Defendant 2010-02-23
SIERRA CLUB; Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy; Indigenous Environmental Network; and National Wildlife Federation; Plaintiffs, v. Hillary CLINTON, in her official capacity as Secretary of State; James Steinberg, in his official capacity as Deputy Secretary of State; United States Department of State; Lieutenant General Robert L. Van Antwerp, in his official capacity as U.S. Army Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Colonel Jon L. Christensen, in his official capacity as District Engineer and Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; the United States Army Corps of Engineers; Tom Tidwell, in his official capacity as Chief of the United States Forest Service; Rob Harper, in his Official capacity as Forest Supervisor for the Chippewa National Forest; and the United States Forest Service; Defendants, and Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership, Defendant-Intervenor 2010-02-24
Todd PEARSON, Mark Pearson, and Andrew Rick, Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF BIG LAKE, MINNESOTA; Sean Rifenberick, in his individual and official capacity; and Scott Johnson, in his individual and official capacity, Defendants 2010-02-25
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, Applicant, v. FORTUNE BAY RESORT CASINO, Respondent 2010-02-25
ALPINE GLASS, INC., Plaintiff, v. ILLINOIS FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANY and Mid-Century Insurance Company, Defendants 2010-02-26
Beverly Arlene MORAINE, Plaintiff, v. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, Defendant 2010-03-08
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Applicant, v. SCHWANS HOME SERVICE, Respondent 2010-03-08
SIERRA CLUB NORTH STAR CHAPTER, Plaintiff, v. Ray LaHOOD, Secretary of Transportation; Victor Mendez, Federal Highway Administrator; Ken Salazar, Secretary of the Interior; and Jonathan B. Jarvis, Director of the National Park Service, Defendants, and Minnesota Department of Transportation and Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Intervenors 2010-03-11
Scott Nolan KING, Plaintiff, v. Lynn M. DINGLE, Individual and Official Capacity, Greg J. Lindell, Craig S. Oseland, Steve Hamann, and Stacy Corbo in their Individual Capacities, Defendants 2010-03-11
Donna J. HENKE, Plaintiff, v. ALLINA HEALTH SYSTEM d/b/a Allina Hospitals & Clinics, et al., Defendants 2010-03-12
Judith YARRINGTON, Elizabeth Cragan, Julia Craighead and Carolyn Green, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. SOLVAY PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., Defendant 2010-03-16
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE a/k/a Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Plaintiff, v. THE AMERICAN TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION a/k/a The ATLA, and J. Keith Givens, Defendants 2010-03-18
Jon E. DEVARY, an individual, Plaintiff, v. COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC., d/b/a Americas Wholesale Lender, a California Corp.; Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a Delaware Corp.; Bank of New York, as trustee for CWABS 2005-2; and John & Jane Does 1-10, Defendants 2010-03-25
Brent K. HARJU, Lance L. Tveiten, and Norman D. Voorhees, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, and Iron Workers Local Union No. 512, Plaintiffs, v. Craig OLSON, Jeff Daveau, Elizabeth Adatte, Mark Hubbard, John Riihiluoma, and Mike Gerber, as members of the Board of Trustees of the Duluth Building Trades Welfare Fund; and Duluth Building Trades Welfare Fund, Defendants 2010-03-29
In re RBC DAIN RAUSCHER OVERTIME LITIGATION 2010-03-31
A.P.I., INC., Asbestos Settlement Trust and A.P.I., Inc., Plaintiffs, v. HOME INSURANCE COMPANY; Zurich American Insurance Company; Zurich-American Insurance Company of Illinois; Steadfast Insurance Company; Zurich Insurance Company (Switzerland); American Guarantee and Liability Insurance Company; American Zurich Insurance Company; and Orange Stone Reinsurance (Ireland), Defendants 2010-03-31
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Plaintiff, v. MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Unit 208; Minnesota Association of Professional Employees; Middle Management Association; American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council No. 5, AFL-CIO; Minnesota Nurses Association; and Minnesota Law Enforcement Association, Defendants 2010-04-08
Rosalind BROWN, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., f/k/a American Express Financial Advisors, Inc., Defendant 2010-04-16
Karim G. EL-GHAZZAWY, Plaintiff, v. Kay BERTHIAUME, acting in her individual capacity as an officer of the Bloomington Police Department, Michael David Wisniewski, and Pawn America, Minnesota, L.L.C., Defendants 2010-04-16
OWATONNA CLINIC-MAYO HEALTH SYSTEM, Plaintiff, v. The MEDICAL PROTECTIVE COMPANY OF FORT WAYNE, INDIANA, Defendant 2010-04-16
CITY OF DULUTH, Plaintiff, v. FOND DU LAC BAND OF LAKE SUPERIOR CHIPPEWA, Defendant 2010-04-21
MATHSTAR, INC., Feltl and Company, Inc., Sajan, Inc., Perkins Capital Management, Inc., Richard C. Perkins, Merrill A. McPeak, Benno G. Sand, John C. Feltl, and Joseph P. Sullivan, Plaintiffs, v. TIBERIUS CAPITAL II, LLC, Defendant 2010-04-26
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. GUIDANT LLC, formerly doing business as Guidant Corporation, Defendant 2010-04-27
In re ZURN PEX PLUMBING PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION 2010-05-06
MINNESOTA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, Plaintiff, v. Susan GAERTNER, in her official capacity as County Attorney for Ramsey County, Minnesota, Defendant 2010-05-07
FAIR ISAAC CORPORATION and myFico Consumer Services, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. EXPERIAN INFORMATION SOLUTIONS INC.; Trans Union, LLC; VantageScore Solutions, LLC; and Does I through X, Defendants 2010-05-10
Edward DAIGLE et al., Plaintiffs, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Defendant 2010-05-10
Terry MARTIN, Callmie Dennis, Shontelle Moore, Brenda Short and Donna Barrett-Harris, On behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. RELIASTAR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, ReliaStar Life Insurance Company of New York, ING America Equities, Inc., ING North America Insurance Corporation, ING Payroll Management, Inc., ING U.S. Financial Services, ING Investment Management Company, Lion Connecticut Holdings, Inc., ING America Insurance Holdings, Inc., Defendants 2010-05-10
AMERICAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC., and Laserscope, Plaintiffs, v. LASER PERIPHERALS, LLC, Defendant 2010-05-13
Mike BUETOW, Gary Steven Richardson, Jr., Joe Rohrbach, Jeff Brosi, and Dennis Deeb, individually on behalf of themselves and all other Minnesota residents and entities similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. A.L.S. ENTERPRISES, INC., Cabelas Inc., Cabelas Wholesale, Inc., and Gander Mountain Company, Defendants 2010-05-13
In re ARROWHEAD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC CLASS LITIGATION 2010-05-17
Carlos SANCHEZ, Plaintiff, v. NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC., aka NWA, a domestic corporation, and its parent corporation Delta Air Lines, Inc., a foreign corporation doing business in Minnesota, Defendants 2010-05-21
Steven B. CUMMINGS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. PARAMOUNT PARTNERS, LP, et al., Defendants 2010-05-25
BEST BUY STORES, L.P., Plaintiff, v. DEVELOPERS DIVERSIFIED REALTY CORPORATION, Benderson-Wainberg Associates, LP, DDR MDT Cool Springs Point LLC, DDRA Ahwatukee Foothills, LLC, DDR Flatiron LLC, DDRA Community Centers Four, LP, DDR MDT Lakepointe Crossing, LP, DDR MDT Great Northern, LLC, DDR MDT Shoppers World, LLC, DDR MDT Riverdale Village Outer Ring, LLC, DDR Hendon Nassau Park II, LP, DDRC PDK Salisbury LLC, DDR MDT Fayetteville Spring Creek, LLC, DDR MDT Turner Hill Marketplace, LLC, JDN Realty Corporation, JDN Development Company, Inc., BG Boulevard III, LLC and John Doe # 1, Defendants 2010-05-25
Norman E. SEEGERT, Plaintiff, v. MONSON TRUCKING, INC., a Minnesota corporation, Defendant 2010-05-27
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Plaintiff, and James Edstrom, Plaintiff-Intervenor, v. HIBBING TACONITE COMPANY, Defendant 2010-06-02