Minnesota Lawyer

Bells may be ringing in the cases to date against 3M over their combat arms earplugs, but the plaintiffs can’t hear them.

Brandon Thompson had a slower year in 2021 than he did in 2020, which only means that last year he took in less than $16 million.

Although Joshua Tuchscherer didn’t try any cases in 2021 thanks to COVID-19, it was still an excellent year, he said.

The difference between appellate counsel and trial counsel may be the difference between winning and losing. That’s why a different attorney on the appeal is important, according to Minneapolis appellate attorney Sharon Van Dyck.

Two cases described as “islands in a sea of tort reform” were handed down in 2019. They were appealed by Minneapolis attorney Scott Wilson, who said he also had some “really nice wins” in 2021.

About a year ago, Genevieve Zimmerman was listed as a Power 30 lawyer and one of her cases was as plaintiffs’ co-lead counsel in a products liability case against 3M.

Minnesota Lawyer’s Power 30 is incomplete this year and will remain that way after the passing of Minneapolis attorney Fred Pritzker.

For POWER 30, our inaugural edition of THE POWER LIST, we’ve chosen to focus on personal injury lawyers.

To many in Minnesota and elsewhere, the Catholic Church will never be the same since Jeff Anderson first sued the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, where his client rejected a $1 million settlement that would have been confidential.

Minneapolis attorney Robert Bennett of Robins Kaplan has brought scores of personal injury, wrongful death and police misconduct cases but cites Abbey Taylor and Justine Rusczyk’s deaths as the most significant to him.