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Morrie’s 394 Hyundai found liable for retaliation against employee; must pay $200,000

Jury finds company guilty of violating Minnesota Human Rights Act and Parenting Leave and Accommodations Act. MINNEAPOLIS (OCTOBER 13, 2020): On Friday, October 9th, a jury found Morrie’s 394 Hyundai, LLC, liable for retaliation against former employee Victoria McVey and awarded her $200,000 in damages. The jury found two kinds of retaliation: for reporting gender …

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Susan Coler to Moderate National Panel Discussing Whistleblowers’ Critical Role During Covid-19

Halunen Law’s Susan Coler to Moderate Panel at Whistleblower Appreciation Day National Conference Group of experts to discuss whistleblowers’ critical role during Covid-19 crisis Partner and chair of Halunen Law’s False Claims Act/Whistleblower practice group, Susan Coler, will moderate a panel of legal, government, and healthcare leaders as part of the National Whistleblower Center’s annual …

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HALUNEN LAW WINS ON APPEAL FOR INJURED EMPLOYEE

 Carlson v. BNSF Railway Company Halunen Law increased its winning appellate record for 2019 to 3-0, with the recent Carlson v. BNSF Railway Company decision. Partner Christopher Moreland was specially retained to litigate the appeal in this case and the win is particularly notable—the Court of Appeals reinstated a $207,333 jury award that a District …

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Halunen Law’s Susan Coler Participates in Healthcare Enforcement Panel

Susan Coler participated in “False Claims Act Enforcement from a Whistleblower Perspective – A Panel Discussion,” MSBA Health Law Section, April 24,  2019. Coler and the other panel members Jeffrey Gleason, Robins Kaplan, and Jonathan Bye, Ballard Spahr, discussed trends in government enforcement priorities, the impact of the Supreme Court’s Escobar decision and the DOJ …

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Minnesota Supreme Court Decision Grants New Rights to Employees Disabled from Workplace Injury

A Victory to Minnesota Employees The Minnesota Supreme Court has just handed a victory to Minnesota employees who have been disabled as a result of a workplace injury. The Court’s recent ruling in the Daniel v. City of Minneapolis case, states that employees who develop a disabling condition resulting from an on-the-job injury may now recover …

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Halunen Law Attorneys Join Coalition in Letter to Senator Grassley On Barr Nomination

Lawyers Who Represent Whistleblowers Halunen Law’s False Claims Act attorneys, chaired by Susan Coler, have joined a coalition of lawyers who represent whistleblowers, along with United States Attorneys, academics, and public interest groups, in sending a letter to U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley. Asked him to ensure that Attorney General nominee William Barr …

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Halunen Law and Co-Counsel Firms Reach Settlement in Case Against IKO Roofing Shingles

Halunen Law, Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P., and Levin Sedran & Berman, announced recently that plaintiffs they represented entered into an agreement to settle various class actions relating to IKO roofing shingles. The settlement applies to the “organic” asphalt shingles that were installed on buildings in the United States primarily between 1978 and 2008. Read the recent press release about …

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Whistleblower Might Get Second Chance as Advocate

A former college dean who says she was blackballed after suing the now-scuttled Globe University may have a second career as a whistleblower advocate. Heidi Weber, who moved to the Twin Cities from South Dakota to become a Globe University dean only to be fired in 2011, was featured on the Aug. 31 episode of …

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