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        <title><![CDATA[O'Meara Wagner, P.A. shareholder Chris Celichowski and the firm's workers' compensation practice group were recently featured in articles in Primerus Paradigm]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[O'Meara Wagner, P.A. is proud to celebrate one of our foundational members! A bit of Shareholder  Chris Celichowski 's career and work life balance is highlighted in the most recent edition of "The Primerus Paradigm" magazine, published by the  International Society of Primerus Law Firms™ . Check out pages 40-47 for two [...]]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[O'Meara Wagner, P.A. Celebrates Longtime Employees]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Last week we celebrated the 45th work anniversary of Sherrie Hunt, who began working for our firm in March 1980. In her four-and-a-half decades with the firm, Sherrie has served our attorneys and clients as a highly professional, skilled, and effective paralegal. She has expertly mentored dozens of attorneys and staff, [...]]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[O'Meara Wagner, P.A., Welcomes Attorney Betsy Kumagai]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[O'Meara Wagner is proud to announce that Betsy Kumagai has joined our Litigation and Business Practice groups. 
With over a decade of experience, she brings a strong background in civil litigation to our team. Ms. Kumagai is committed to providing exceptional legal representation to our clients and is excited to continue [...]]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[O’MEARA WAGNER ELECTS LANCE MEYER AS SHAREHOLDER]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[O’Meara Wagner, P.A., is pleased to announce the election of Lance D. Meyer as a Shareholder with the Firm effective January 1, 2024. 
 
Christopher Celichowski, the Firm’s Managing Shareholder, believes adding Lance, as a Shareholder will help the Firm continue its legacy of developing long-term relationships with [...]]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[O'MEARA WAGNER, P.A., WELCOMES NEW ASSOCIATES]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[O'Meara Wagner is excited to welcome two new associates to the firm, Tammy Nguyen and Luke Belflower. 
 
Tammy recently joined our Workers’ Compensation Practice Group. Kristen Anderson Ryan, who recently became Chair of the firm’s Workers’ Compensation Practice Group commented, “Tammy brings great energy to our [...]]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[FAMILIES SETTLE CLAIMS AGAINST STATE OF IDAHO FOR PERVASIVE ABUSE AND NEGLECT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[       $1.2M payment, unlimited access to treatment center, corrective plans and reports       

       Boise, Idaho . Six families have settled their federal court claims against the state of Idaho for abuse, neglect and maltreatment of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities who resided at the [...]]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Shamus O’Meara named to 2023 POWER 30 list for Construction and Real Estate Law ]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[     Minneapolis, May 2, 2023.  O’Meara Wagner is pleased to announce that    Shamus O'Meara    has been named to Minnesota Lawyer’s    POWER 30 - Construction and Real Estate Law    for the third consecutive year.  Shamus has developed dynamic relationships in the construction, design and real estate industries over [...]]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Our Name has Changed]]></title>
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  Minneapolis – May 1, 2023   

 Our law firm’s name has changed to  O’Meara Wagner, P.A.    We are excited to continue our 50 years of developing extraordinary relationships and providing excellent results for our clients and community.  

 Managing Shareholder Chris Celichowski commented, “Our [...]]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Minnesota Supreme Court Provides Clarification Regarding Workers' Compensation Attorney Fee Claims]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[     Court Also Reemphasizes Appellate Courts’ Standards of Review in Workers’ Compensation Cases      
 
      On November 30, the Minnesota Supreme Court issued a decision in  Lagasse v Horton , clarifying the standards used in Minnesota workers’ compensation cases to assess awards of contingency fees and [...]]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Minnesota Supreme Court Extends Dewitt’s Strict Construction Standard to Exculpatory Clauses]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[   On September 21, 2022, the Minnesota Supreme Court held in a split 5-2 decision in   Justice v. Marvel, LLC   that an exculpatory clause, like an indemnity clause, is subject to strict construction, such that a provision that purportedly releases a company from “any and all claims” is not enforceable against a claim [...]]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Navigating the Changes to the Rules Governing Miller-Shugart Settlement Agreements in Minnesota]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[     OLWK Attorney     Lance Meyer   recently co-authored an article in the Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association’s quarterly publication Minnesota Defense regarding the Minnesota Supreme Court’s decision in    King’s Cove Marina, LLC v. Lambert Com. Constr. LLC , 958 N.W.2d 310 (Minn. 2021)     and its impact on [...]]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Three O’Meara, Leer, Wagner & Kohl, P. A. Attorneys Included in the 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[       It is with great pride that O'Meara, Leer, Wagner & Kohl, P. A. congratulates its attorneys Christopher E. Celichowski, Sarah E. Foulkes, and Dale O. Thornsjo on their inclusion in the 2023 edition of  Best Lawyers  ® .         Mr. Celichowski        and        Ms. Foulkes        each earn recognition for [...]]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[The 2022 Lists of Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars Recognize Three O'Meara, Leer, Wagner & Kohl P.A. Attorneys]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[     O'Meara, Leer, Wagner & Kohl, P.A. is proud to announce Shareholders  Shamus P. O’Meara  and  Dale O. Thornsjo  have once again been recognized as  Super Lawyers  ®  and Partner  Lance D. Meyer  has once again been recognized as a  Rising Star  ® .  Shamus is recognized for Construction Litigation, and [...]]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Shamus O’Meara named to POWER 30 list]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[     Shamus O’Meara named to Minnesota Lawyer’s 2022 POWER 30 Construction and Real Estate Law list     

   

    Industry dialog and leadership in school security design and integrated community project highlighted    

   

    Minneapolis, July 1, 2022.  Shamus O’Meara has been named to Minnesota [...]]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Minnesota Legislators Act Quickly To Reinstate The Covid-19 Presumption For Workers' Compensation Claims For First Responders And Health Care Workers]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[     Yesterday the Minnesota House and Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation    (HF1203)    reinstating the rebuttable presumption of workers' compensation compensability for COVID-19 for first responders and health care workers. Governor Walz is expected to quickly sign and approve this legislation in the next day or [...]]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Congratulations on a Successful Career to Timothy J. Leer]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[    After nearly forty years in the legal profession, our friend and colleague, Timothy J. Leer, has decided to retire, effective December 31, 2021. Tim has practiced at O’Meara, Leer, Wagner & Kohl since 1988. Throughout his career, he has been a lawyer that other lawyers wanted to emulate. He has set standards of [...]]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Minnesota Supreme Court Rules that Minnesota Employers and Insurers Cannot be Ordered to Reimburse an Injured Employee for the Costs of Medical Cannabis]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[       The Controlled Substances Act Preempts a WC Court Order Compelling Reimbursement for Medical Cannabis       
 
     On October 13, 2021, the Minnesota Supreme Court issued decisions in      Musta v. Mendota Heights Medical Center      and      Bierbach v Digger’s Polaris      .       These long-awaited decisions [...]]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[O’Meara, Leer, Wagner & Kohl, P. A. Attorneys Chris Celichowski, Sarah Foulkes and Dale Thornsjo Included in the 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[      O’Meara, Leer, Wagner & Kohl, P. A. proudly congratulates attorneys Christopher E. Celichowski, Sarah E. Foulkes and Dale O. Thornsjo on their selection as  Best Lawyers  ©  for 2022.       Mr. Celichowski      and      Ms. Foulkes      earn their recognitions for their work in Workers’ Compensation Law – [...]]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[The 2021 Lists of Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars Recognize  Four O'Meara, Leer, Wagner & Kohl P.A. Attorneys ]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[      O'Meara, Leer, Wagner & Kohl, P.A. proudly announces the newly-published 2021  Super Lawyers  ®  lists recognize our colleagues      Shamus P. O’Meara     ,      Dale O. Thornsjo      and      Timothy J. Leer      as  Super Lawyers  ®  and      Lance D. Meyer      as one of the  Super Lawyers  ®   Rising Stars [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[       Industry dialog and leadership in school security design and integrated community project highlighted       

      Minneapolis, July 1, 2021.  Shamus O’Meara has been named to Minnesota Lawyer’s POWER 30 list of Real Estate and Construction Lawyers.  This honor recognizes his dynamic relationships in the [...]]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Admissibility of an Alford Plea at a Subsequent Civil Trial ]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[      An  Alford  plea is a conditional guilty plea, which allows the defendant to maintain his or her innocence outright, but nonetheless accept a conviction and sentence for a crime. The United States Supreme Court found this type of plea to be constitutionally acceptable in  North Carolina v. Alford,  400 U.S. 25 [...]]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Attorney Hal Spott Joins OLWK]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[    O’Meara, Leer, Wagner & Kohl, P. A. is pleased to announce that Hal J. Spott has joined its Liability practice group as an Associate Attorney.    

  Managing Shareholder Mike Skram expressed his delight with the new addition: “We are excited for Hal to join the OLWK family.  He brings an energy and enthusiasm [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[  Last week the Minnesota Legislature passed workers’ compensation legislation proposed by the Workers’ Compensation Advisory Council (WCAC). Gov. Tim Walz signed this legislation into law on April 26, 2021. These amendments to the Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Law (Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 176) make several [...]]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Author Tim Harford Offers A Lifeline To All Of Us Drowning In Data]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[    Understanding data and statistics is an indispensable skill in virtually every aspect of almost any professional career, including the law and insurance claims.  Frankly, it should be an arrow in the critical thought quiver of any citizen and part of curriculum at every level of education.  In his latest book,  The [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[      Employers Need to Consider Potential Work Comp Liability for Remote Work Arrangements      

     NOEL Enterprises, a toy manufacturer based in the North Pole, operated a plant just outside Warroad, MN that made ping-pong tables, baseball bats, wooden train sets and hockey sticks.  On November 12, they received [...]]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Threats and Costs: Overlooked Aspects of Minnesota Executive Order 20-96 Imposing COVID Restrictions on Bars, Restaurants, and Gatherings]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[   ON TUESDAY NOVEMBER 10, 2020, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz responded to the “unrelenting, broad community spread” of COVID-19 in upper Midwestern states, including Minnesota.  Gov. Walz issued  Executive Order 20-96  in order to respond to record trends reported in the state in the last few weeks. Multiple daily [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[     Conor O'Meara is a 22-year-old with autism from Saint Paul, Minnesota who hosts his own local community radio show, "Conor's Corner," on WFNU 94.1.  Conor talks about life, sports, and the challenges facing people with disabilities.       
  

     Conor’s Corner is celebrating its 1st Anniversary with a live [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[   OWLK Shareholder Michael M. Skram is presenting online at the Minnesota CLE’s 2020 Motor Vehicle Accident Desk book Seminar on September 29, 2020. It’s all on-line this year and registration is available here [ https://www.minncle.org/seminar/2032522101 ].      Mike will be discussing the interesting cases of [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[    O’Meara, Leer, Wagner & Kohl, P. A. proudly congratulates attorneys Dale O. Thornsjo and Christopher E. Celichowski on their selection as  Best Lawyers  ©  for 2021.   Thornsjo  earns his recognition for work  in Insurance Law, and in Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants.    Celichowski  earns his [...]]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Minnesota Supreme Court Reaffirms Intervenors Lack Standing to Independently Initiate WC Recovery Claims]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[     MINNESOTA SUPREME COURT REAFFIRMS INTERVENORS LACK STANDING TO INDEPENDENTLY INITIATE WC RECOVERY CLAIMS     

     Other Issues and Questions Unanswered   
 
 On August 12, 2020, the Minnesota Supreme Court issued its long-anticipated decision in  Koehnen v. Flagship Marine Co.  The Court affirmed the Minnesota [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[     O'Meara, Leer, Wagner & Kohl is proud to announce that Super Lawyers ® , part of Thompson Reuters, has named    Timothy J. Leer   ,    Shamus P. O’Meara   , and    Dale O. Thornsjo    to the 2020 Super Lawyers list, and has named    Lance D. Meyer    to the 2020 list of Rising Stars.  Super Lawyers ®  recognizes [...]]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[O'Meara, Leer, Wagner & Kohl, P.A. Anti-Discrimination Statement]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Please see our Firm's Anti-Discrimination Statement  here .]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[   Shamus O’Meara will be presenting as part of a  webinar series on Reopening Minnesota’s Schools  during the week of June 21.  School leaders face difficult situations trying to manage complicated issues surrounding the provision of education during the COVID-19 Pandemic.  Shamus and other experts from the [...]]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[[UPDATED] Courts Issue Case Management Guidelines In Response to COVID-19]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[      UPDATED June 17, 2020 .   O’Meara Leer Wagner & Kohl, P.A. attorneys practice in several jurisdictions across the country.  Click   HERE   for an     overview of current information about how various courts where OLWK lawyers represent clients are responding to COVID-19.  
 
   Judicial response to COVID-19 [...]]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Federal Appeals Court Dismisses State Appeals Involving Landmark Settlement Benefitting People With Developmental Disabilities ]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[   

     O’Meara Leer Wagner & Kohl’s Disabilities group secured a significant victory over the State of Minnesota in a landmark class action settlement involving 300 individuals with developmental disabilities abused by the Minnesota Department of Human Services. On April 7, the 8 th  Circuit Court of [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[   In the wake of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic courts are beginning to see lawsuits from businesses claiming the virus interrupted their operations and caused losses that should be paid by property insurance.  In a   Louisiana case  , a seafood restaurant, Oceana Grill, filed suit against its insurer asking the court [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[      Legislation Creates Rebuttable Presumption of Coverage for Certain Workers      
 
   On April 7, 2020, Minnesota lawmakers passed workers’ compensation legislation protecting employees in the state deemed particularly susceptible to the COVID-19 virus. Gov. Tim Walz signed the bill on April 7. The legislation [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[  Governor Walz Issues Stay At Home Order, Continues Public Place Closures and Mandates Distance Learning   
  Minnesotans ordered to stay home for two weeks.   
 
Based on modeling statistics specific to Minnesota and compiled by the State and its partners, Governor Walz reported that sheltering in place will not [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[Today the Wisconsin Department of Health Services issued Emergency Order #12, entitled the "   Safer At Home Order.   "   The Order provides a number lockdown measures, and include certain exceptions.
 
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        <description><![CDATA[  COVID-19 and Your Contracts.   
  Force Majeure - An Obscure Contract Provision with Big Implications   
 
     As the nation struggles with the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) business leaders and risk managers across the country are focused on obscure  force majeure  (“superior force”) provisions to [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[On March 21, 2020, the President of the Minnesota State Bar Association issued a letter to Governor Walz requesting that legal services be considered "essential services" in the event a "Shelter-In-Place" order is issued. 
 
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        <description><![CDATA[  COVID-19 Toolkit for Minnesota Schools   
 March 21, 2020    [UPDATED March 27, 2020]   
 
   As you conduct preparations in response to COVID-19, we have prepared the following toolkit that may provide assistance.  Developments are fluid and occurring daily.  For further details or specific questions, please [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[On March 20, 2020, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz issued  Executive Order 20-10  banning price gouging.  The Order takes effect as of March 21, 2020, at 5:00 p.m., and lasts for the duration of the peacetime emergency declared by Executive Order 20-01. 
 
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        <description><![CDATA[On March 19, 2020, Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Lorie Gildea asked legislative leaders to toll certain deadlines during the period of peacetime emergency, and in some cases, for a period of 60 days thereafter.  These include:
 
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        <description><![CDATA[Please be assured that we have developed preparations to ensure continuity of service to our clients in response to the COVID-19 global pandemic.  Click    here    to review the details of our plan.  
 
If you have further questions, please feel free to contact managing shareholder Mike Skram, at 952-806-0457 or [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[     The novel coronavirus, “COVID-19,” is raising a plethora of concerns, issues and action plans around the world and in the United States.  One concern across the United States and here in Minnesota is determining whether COVID-19 is a compensable personal injury or occupational disease entitling employees [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[    Conor O’Meara and his new weekly radio show, Conor’s Corner, is highlighted in the latest issue of Saint Paul’s Villager newspaper:  At Home Behind a Microphone .  Conor’s Corner is a weekly show hosted by Conor and his friend Scott Applebaum.  The show airs live at 10:00 a.m. on Mondays on 94.1 FM Frogtown [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[   OLWK Shareholder Michael M. Skram will be presenting a mock summary judgment motion at the 2020 Minnesota Defense Lawyers Mid-Winter Conference this weekend.  Mr. Skram will be arguing against Plaintiff’s counsel Andrew Rorvig before The Honorable Judge Joseph Klein of Minnesota’s 4 th  Judicial District on [...]]]></description>
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      Late last year, the Minnesota Supreme Court held in       Fish v. Ramler Trucking, Inc.     , 935 N.W.2d 738 (2019)      that      Minn. Stat. § 604.02, subd. 1      does not apply in workplace injury cases in which a third-party tortfeasor and an employer are both found to be at fault for an employee’s [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ O’Meara, Leer, Wagner & Kohl, P. A. is proud to announce that Michael M. Skram has been elected as the firm's Managing Shareholder, effective January 1, 2020.  He succeeds Christopher E. Celichowski, who recently completed his fourth term as the firm’s managing shareholder.  
 
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        <description><![CDATA[Shamus O'Meara presented with Chris Gibbs, principal, DLR Group, on  Safe and Secure Buildings  to DLR's K-12 school and higher education design teams.  Shamus and Chris discussed their perspectives, standards and national guidance on emergency management and coordinating security design through a focus and framework [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Shamus O’Meara recently presented with the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission webinar entitled  How Building Design Can Enhance Safety and Security.  Shamus presented with Chris Gibbs, Principal with DLR Group, and Matt Helgerson, Superintendent with Jordan Public Schools, discussing the complexities of [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[   Recently, the Minnesota Supreme Court decided  Getz v. Peace,  --- N.W.2d ---, A18-0121 (Minn. Oct. 16, 2019), and affirmed the Court of Appeals holding that Medicaid beneficiary discounts are considered payments made pursuant to the United States Social Security Act and are exempt from the collateral-source offset as [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[We are excited to welcome   Olivia Weber   as an associate attorney with O’Meara, Leer, Wagner & Kohl. Olivia joins the firm’s   Workers’ Compensation Practice Group   after spending the past year in the firm’s law clerk program.  After graduating from the University of  St. Thomas, Olivia earned her Juris Doctor [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ October 3, 2019 .  MGM Grand Resorts and the lawyers representing families with thousands of claims from the October 1, 2017 mass shooting at the Mandalay Bay hotel in Las Vegas announced a  settlement  valued at upwards of $800 million.   
 
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        <description><![CDATA[The facts of    Paul R. Ponfil Trust v. Charmoli Holdings, LLC , 2018-AP-1321, 2019 WL 4463459 (Wis. Ct. App. Sept. 18, 2019)  , will no doubt sound familiar to any civil litigation attorney.  At the end of a day-long mediation, two parties reached a deal.  They settled their case “in full” and prepared and signed a [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[   Shamus O'Meara recently completed revisions to a practical claims guide entitled   Minnesota Workers' Compensation Subrogation and Employer Liability for Claims Professionals and Risk Managers .   
 
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        <description><![CDATA[The Minnesota Supreme Court recently heard oral argument in  Fish v. Ramler Trucking, Inc. , A18-0143, in which the court will decide for the first time whether the current version of   Minn. Stat. § 604.02, subd. 1   applies in workplace injury cases in which a third-party tortfeasor and an employer are both found to be [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[   In Minnesota, a public official can prevail on a defamation claim only upon a showing of actual malice. Recently the Minnesota Supreme Court narrowed the scope of public education positions that are considered public figures.  The Minnesota Supreme Court held that a high school basketball coach is not a public figure [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ O’Meara, Leer, Wagner & Kohl, P.A. is proud to announce that   Dale O. Thornsjo   and   Christopher E. Celichowski   have been recognized by their peers for inclusion in the 2020 Edition of  The Best Lawyers in America    ©   . Dale is recognized for his practice in Insurance Law, and in Mass Tort Litigation/Class [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[A series of legislative amendments was passed in May 2019 creating Minnesota’s new Wage Theft Law. The civil component of the Wage Theft Law — requiring greater employer disclosures for new workers and on earnings statements — went into effect July 1, 2019.  The criminal penalties for employer violations under Minn. [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[  Former Viking Failed to Prove Employer, by Providing Minimal Medical Treatment, Accepted Responsibility for Subsequently Diagnosed Gillette Injury   
 
On July 31, 2019, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that medical care provided to an employee prior to the employee’s  Gillette  injury was not a “proceeding” and [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[In    RSUI Indem. Co. v. New Horizon Kids Quest, Inc. , 2019 WL 3773463  , the Eighth Circuit recently held that an excess liability insurer that does not control the defense of its insured in an underlying suit must be afforded an opportunity to allocate a jury award between covered and uncovered claims in a subsequent [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[The Wisconsin Court of Appeals recently addressed the application of an often misapplied exception to the economic loss doctrine in Wisconsin.  In    Secura Ins. v. Super Prods. LLC , 2018AP1600, 2019 WL 3432520  , the court clarified that the “other property” exception does not swallow the rule and allow a party to [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[      According to the Minnesota Office of Traffic Safety, starting on August 1, Minnesota drivers must drop their cell phones when they’re behind the wheel.  That’s because in April 2019 the Governor signed into law changes to       Minnesota Statute 169.475       which discusses the use of wireless communication [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[At its annual   Summer Meeting   earlier this month, the National Council of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) adopted a   “Model Act Concerning Interpretation of State Insurance Laws”   in response to the American Law Institute’s (ALI) soon-to-be-published Restatement of the Law of Liability Insurance (RLLI).  The [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ 
 Court’s Decision Reaffirms Compensation Judges’ Role in Interpreting and Choosing Between Conflicting Medical Opinions   
 
On July 17, 2019, the Minnesota Supreme Court issued its first major decision interpreting a 2013 amendment to Minnesota’s Workers’ Compensation law allowing employees to assert [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[  O’Meara, Leer, Wagner and Kohl proudly announces   that three of the Firm’s shareholders –Timothy J. Leer (Personal Injury Defense), Shamus P. O’Meara (Construction Litigation), and Dale O. Thornsjo (Insurance Coverage) – have once again been recognized as “Super Lawyers” by their peers in Minnesota. [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[Two years ago, in    Poehler v. Cincinnati Insurance Company , 899 N.W.2d 135 (2017)  , the Minnesota Supreme Court extended Minnesota’s civil interest statute—  Minn. Stat. § 549.09  —to insurance appraisal awards.  Even though the insurer did not breach its insurance policy, the interest statute says nothing [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[Subrogation waivers remain enforceable in the construction context in Wisconsin.  In    Rural Mut. Ins. Co. v. Lester Buildings, LLC, 2019 WI 70, 2019 WL 2509255   , the Wisconsin Supreme Court narrowly upheld the application of a waiver of subrogation provision contained in a construction contract over a subrogated [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[In    Noonan v. Am. Family Mut. Ins. Co., 924 F.3d 1026 (2019)   , the Eight Circuit recently applied a “matching exclusion” in a homeowners policy to preclude coverage for damages solely “attributable to matching difficulties.”  The exclusion, which was no doubt created to address the issues raised by the [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[    O’Meara, Leer, Wagner, & Kohl’s attorney Mark Azman was recently successful at the Minnesota Court of Appeals defending a negligence claim against the Edina School District (ISD 273).  The District owns and operates the Edina Community Center (ECC). The plaintiff appealed a summary judgment ruling arising from [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[OLWK Attorney   Mike Skram   was asked to contribute to the 2019 Deskbook Seminar for Minnesota CLE’s “ Motor Vehicle Accident Cases in Minnesota ” Mike is excited to lend his experience as a practitioner, mediator and arbitrator to a discussion on new technologies as they impact motor vehicle cases in Minnesota. [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[   Interest Begins Accruing on the Date of Each Underpayment at the Statutory Interest Rate in Effect on the Date of Each Underpayment   
 
On May 29, 2019, the Minnesota Supreme Court issued a decision in Oseland v. Crow Wing County.  The case sheds light on the calculation of interest in cases involving underpaid [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[The 8th Circuit recently affirmed a District of Minnesota Order for Summary Judgment, dismissing claims for damages stemming from alleged ADA violations in the parking lot of a Minnesota restaurant. Check out   Davis v. Morris-Walker, LTD   the Appellate Court concluded that the claims were moot by the time they reached [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[Follow the link to read the   Workers' Compensation Subrogation Guide   written by   Shamus O'Meara  . ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[In a short six-page decision, the Eighth Circuit recently applied a total pollution exclusion to bar coverage in a contaminated livestock feed case.    Restaurant Recycling, LLC v. Employer Mut. Cas. Co. , 2019 WL 1890022 (8th Cir. Apr. 29, 2019).     
 
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        <description><![CDATA[In a published decision, the Minnesota Court of Appeals recently revived a tenant’s trip and fall suit for trial.    Wise v. Stonebridge Communities, LLC,  ___ N.W.2d ___, 2019 WL 1890591 (Apr. 29, 2019)  . In Wise, a tenant tripped and fell over an uneven section of sidewalk and a mat in a common area of the senior [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[In Auto-Owners Ins. Co. v. Krammerer, 2019 WL 1875591 (D. Minn. Apr. 26, 2019), a person caring for a homeowner’s dogs sued the homeowner after she was bit by one of the dogs, and the homeowner sought insurance coverage under their homeowners policy. Auto-Owners agreed to defend the homeowner against the injured [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals was recently asked in a personal injury case to predict whether the Minnesota Supreme Court would approve of personal secondhand service of process under   Minn. R. Civ. P. 4.03(a) .   In a split-decision, former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice David Stras predicted that his former [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[Access Press, the leading media source for the Disabilities Community,   recently published an article   featuring   Shamus O’Meara   and colleague Chris Gibbs, a principal architect at  DLR Group, who are actively advancing an integrated community design benefitting people with developmental disabilities. 
 
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        <description><![CDATA[O’Meara Leer Wagner & Kohl partner   Shamus O’Meara   recently presented on a Safe and Secure Schools panel at the National School Boards Association Annual Conference in Philadelphia.  Along with DLR Group principal architect Chris Gibbs and superintendent Matt Helgerson, Shamus discussed the important issue of [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ On April 24, 2019 the Minnesota Supreme Court issued an important decision clarifying when an employer may assert a workers’ compensation medical treatment parameters defense to a claim for medical benefits. The Court concluded that once an employer admits primary liability for a work injury, it may assert the treatment [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[OLWK Shareholder was asked to present on litigation issues related to Electronic Data and Machine Telematics at AEM’s Products Liability Seminar in Des Moines, IA on May 2, 2019.  Looking forward to a lively discussion!   Information about AEM and the seminar are  here .]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[In a recent article in  Minnesota Defense    (available here)   regarding the American Law Institute’s Restatement of the Law of Liability Insurance (“RLLI”), we noted that Ohio and Tennessee had enacted statutes in response to the ALI’s approval of the RLLI in May 2018. But they are no longer alone. North Dakota [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[OLWK Attorneys   Lance Meyer   and   Dale Thornsjo   recently co-authored an article in the Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association’s quarterly publication Minnesota Defense regarding the American Law Institute’s (“ALI”) controversial Restatement of the Law of Liability Insurance (“RLLI”), which was approved for [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[Shamus O’Meara, a partner with O’Meara Leer Wagner & Kohl and CEO of O&D Group, LLC, and Chris Gibbs, Principal with DLR Group, have launched a new project design providing residential, employment and life-experiences benefitting people with developmental disabilities and others within local communities. Please see [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[  Minneapolis, Minnesota (January 17, 2019)  – O’Meara, Leer, Wagner & Kohl, a leading litigation and dispute resolution law firm in Minneapolis, is pleased to announce Lance D. Meyer is a newly-elected Partner with the Firm.  Lance focuses his practice on litigation of insurance coverage, construction, products [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[In a 4-2 decision, the Minnesota Supreme Court determined that a trial must determine whether a school’s own conduct created a foreseeable risk of harm to a member of the motoring public when a vehicle driven by a student to an out of town athletic event crossed the center line and collided with another vehicle causing [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[Shamus O’Meara, a nationally recognized school safety and security expert, recently authored an article entitled Advising Schools in the Age of School Shootings for presentation at the National School Boards Association Council of School Attorneys fall conference in Charleston. 
 
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        <description><![CDATA[O'Meara Leer Wagner & Kohl is pleased to announce the hire of  Daniel Asiedu  as an associate attorney in OLWK's Workers' Compensation Practice Group. We are excited to have him join us!]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[Shamus O’Meara recently presented on School Security Design at the New Mexico Counsel of School Attorneys Conference in Albuquerque.  Shamus counsels educational institutions and businesses on safety and emergency management matters, and partners with state and national education and law enforcement agencies to promote [...]]]></description>
                  <pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2018 00:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[The litigation firm  O'Meara, Leer, Wagner & Kohl, P.A.  in Minneapolis is pleased to announce that Shareholders  Dale O. Thornsjo  and  Christopher E. Celichowski  have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2019. Mr. Thornsjo is selected in the fields of Insurance Law, and Mass Tort [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[O’Meara, Leer, Wagner and Kohl is proud to announce that three of the Firm’s shareholders –Timothy J. Leer, Shamus P. O’Meara, and Dale O. Thornsjo – have once again been recognized as “Super Lawyers” by their peers in Minnesota.  Joining them this year is Associate Lance D. Meyer who is recognized as a [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[   Minnesota Supreme Court Affirms “Increased Risk” Test as Appropriate Standard for Injuries “Arising Out of Employment”   

 In a 4-2 decision issued yesterday the Minnesota Supreme Court held that “an injury arises out of employment when there is a causal connection between the injury and the employment” [...]]]></description>
                  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2018 00:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[ In 2011, O'Meara Leer Wagner & Kohl negotiated a landmark class action settlement with the State of Minnesota on behalf of people with disabilities across the state. In the Settlement, the State agreed to create an Olmstead Plan, eliminate the use of physical and chemical restraints and seclusion, close state facilities [...]]]></description>
                  <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2018 00:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Minnesota Supreme Court recently affirmed the Minnesota Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals (WCCA), holding an attorney is entitled to reasonable fees under Minn. Stat. §176.191 and the award of reasonable attorney's fees should cover the value of the attorney's representation, even time spent developing [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ In a split decision, the Wisconsin Supreme Court recently held in   Springer v. Nohl Electric Products Corp., No. 2015AP829 (May 15, 2018)   that a plaintiff who pled only allegations of negligence and strict liability failed to state a claim of successor liability.  Although it did not need to reach the issue given its [...]]]></description>
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