…e it would be insufficient to plead, in addition, that the corporations are owned by family members and have all of the same employees.  More “particularized” pleadings may be required… U.S. Magistrate Judge Raymond Erickson rejected a proposed amended pleading as insufficient under the requirements of Iqbal/Twombly, but granted plaintiff leave to amend to give the plaintiff another chance to supplement the proposed amended comp… Continue reading →

… lost both claims based on his workplace injury on summary judgment.  He is seeking to reverse the orders, with argument scheduled before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit this month (Riley, Colloton, and Judge Raymond C. Clevenger, III (Sr. U.S. Circuit Judge, D.C. Cir.) (set for argument on Tuesday, June 15, in St. Paul).  The exclusion of plaintiff’s liability expert in the products liability case may be of particular inte… Continue reading →