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New Ulm Lawsuit Accuses Dead Irish Priest Of Abuse

The Associated Press — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:21:21 +0000

A man who says he was sexually abused by an Irish priest in Minnesota in 1982 is suing the Diocese of New Ulm, taking advantage of a new law easing the state's statute of limitations for victims of childhood sexual abuse.

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Judge In Brodkorb Case Makes Plenty Confidential

The Associated Press — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:39:18 +0000

A federal judge has issued a sweeping order allowing either party in fired aide Michael Brodkorb's lawsuit against the Minnesota Senate to designate materials or witness depositions as confidential.

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Lawsuits Challenge EPA Over Mesabi Nugget Plant

The Associated Press — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 18:01:56 +0000

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Two lawsuits are seeking to overturn the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's decision to grant a water quality variance to the Mesabi Nugget iron processing plant near Hoyt Lakes, saying regulators violated the Clean Water Act and other federal laws when they approved it late last year.

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Settlement Reached in Minnesota Contaminated Beef Suit

The Associated Press — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 17:56:21 +0000

The family of a former St. Cloud man who died after eating beef contaminated with E. coli bacteria has settled a lawsuit against several beef companies and retailers.

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Fergus Falls Woman Sues Over Object In OJ

The Associated Press — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 20:19:02 +0000

A Fergus Falls woman has filed a federal lawsuit that claims she was injured by a foreign object while drinking a glass of orange juice.

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St. Joseph Business Owner Sues Over Health Plan Contraception

The Associated Press — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:01:15 +0000

A St. Joseph business owner is joining the wave of lawsuits over religious freedom and the birth control mandate including in President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.

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Petters Bankruptcy Case Trustee Sues BMO Harris Bank

The Associated Press — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 19:00:30 +0000

The bankruptcy trustee recovering money for victims of the Ponzi scheme operated by imprisoned businessman and St. Cloud native Tom Petters is suing BMO Harris Bank, accusing it as the owner of M&I Bank of aiding and abetting the fraud.

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St. Cloud Settles Officer's Discrimination Lawsuit

The Associated Press — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:52:19 +0000

The city of St. Cloud has settled a discrimination lawsuit filed by a police officer for $73,000, but admits no liability or wrongdoing. Officer Sean Lathrop sued the city and several members of the police department in federal court.

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Gay St. Cloud Police Officer Lawsuit Stands

The Associated Press — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:41:17 +0000

Settlement talks are set next month in a federal lawsuit filed by a former St. Cloud police officer who alleges the police department discriminated against him because he's gay.

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Sauk Rapids, Former Worker Reached $31K Settlement

The Associated Press — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 14:11:08 +0000

The city of Sauk Rapids has agreed to pay a former employee more than $31,000 to settle a gender-discrimination claim.

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St. Cloud School District to Spend $37K for Lawsuit

The Associated Press — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:39:09 +0000

The St. Cloud school district expects to spend about $37,000 on legal fees to defend itself in a federal discrimination investigation that ended in a settlement.

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EEOC Alleges Age Discrimination at Texas Roadhouse

The Associated Press — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 18:45:38 +0000

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a lawsuit accusing the Texas Roadhouse restaurant chain of age discrimination in hiring "front of the house" employees.

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Record Companies Plan Music Downloading Appeal

The Associated Press — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:48:19 +0000

Recording industry attorneys are appealing a recent ruling that reduced the amount of money a Minnesota woman must pay for willfully violating the copyrights of 24 songs.

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Supreme Court Dismisses GOP Senators' Shutdown Lawsuit

The Associated Press — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 22:15:54 +0000

Minnesota's highest court has dismissed a petition from four Republican state senators seeking to prevent the judicial branch from authorizing state spending in a government shutdown. The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the matter properly belongs before a lower court.

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New York Man To Sue St. John's, Alleging Abuse

The Associated Press — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 11:17:00 +0000

A New York man is suing St. John's Abbey and the Order of St. Benedict in Collegeville, alleging a former abbot abused him years ago at a Bronx church. Attorneys for the alleged victim say in a news release their client was abused by Abbot Timothy Kelly in 1966 and 1967, when the victim was an altar boy at St. Anselm's church in New York, where Kelly was an associate pastor.

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MN Political Map Case Returns To Federal Court

The Associated Press — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 20:17:19 +0000

A judge will decide whether a lawsuit involving Minnesota's political maps will proceed in federal court.

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Lesbian Teens Shake Up Champlin Park Pep Fest

Abby Faulkner — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 19:39:08 +0000

A civil rights group is threatening to take Minnesota's largest school district to court if it doesn't permit two lesbian teens to walk into pep fest as a couple on Monday afternoon.

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