Successful Cases

Published and Successful Cases

- Experienced and Reliable
- Track Record of Success
- In Private Practice Since 1983

Successful at Trial, Appeal, and Mediation

I have been successfully representing clients as a Minnesota civil litigation attorney in state and federal district courts and appellate courts since 1983. I have briefed, argued, and won reversals at the Minnesota Supreme Court, the Minnesota Court of Appeals, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

My cases have been covered by news outlets. The favorable Minnesota supreme court decision obtained in Larson v. Gannett Company, Inc., was named as one of the top 20 cases decided by the state and federal appellate courts in 2020 in The Minnesota Lawyer. A few of the notable cases in employment law, personal injury, defamation, and other civil cases are set out below. Call me at Stephen C. Fiebiger Law Office, Chartered in Burnsville, MN to schedule a consultation.

Notable Published Cases

Larson v. Gannett Co. Inc., 940 N.W. 2d 120 (Minn. 2020), Rehearing denied. Obtained order for new trial by supreme court in media defamation case reversing Court of Appeals and jury verdict
Stewart v. Rise, Inc., 791 F. 3d 849 (8th Cir. 2015) Obtained reversal of summary judgment on hostile environment/harassment claim for first reported case of race and sexual harassment of a supervisor by subordinates
In Re: Guardianship of Jeraldine J. Pates, 823 N.W. 2d 881 (Minn. App. 2012). Case established rule interpreting protective powers under guardianship and conservatorship statutes
Stockton v. Northwest Airlines, Inc., 804 F.Supp. 2d 938 (D. Minn. 2011): Summary judgment denied in disability discrimination case by discharged employee
Lake v. Yellow Transportation, Inc., 596 F. 3d 871 (8th Cir. 2010): Obtained reversal by 8th Circuit Court of Appeals of summary judgment in race discrimination case
Radke v. County of Freeborn, 694 N.W. 2d 788 (Minn. 2005): Supreme court created cause of action for wrongful death -negligence in investigation of child abuse under CARA - obtained settlement and $150,000 judgment
Patterson v. Wu Family Corp., 608 N.W. 2d 863 (Minn. 2000): Supreme court case established rule for waiver of service of process defense permitting lawsuit to proceed
Barton v. Moore, 558 N.W. 2d 746 (Minn. 1997): Piercing of corporate veil case in which supreme court established that usurious loans are not void
Onwuka v. Federal Express Corp., 178 F.R.D. 508 (D. Minn. 1997): Obtained prominent federal court ruling allowing plaintiff-employee discovery of internal investigation in race discrimination case over work product objection

Notable Employment Law Cases

Stewart v. Rise, Inc., 791 F. 3d 849 (8th Cir. 2015). First federal circuit court decision in the country recognizing subordinate harassment
EEOC v. Herzog Roofing: Settlement issued on June 8, 2011
Stockton v. Northwest Airlines, Inc., 804 F. Supp. 2d 938 (D. Minn. 2011): Disability discrimination, in an Order Denying Summary Judgment by Chief Judge Michael J. Davis
Young v. McLane Minnesota, 2011 WL 1193092, March 29, 2011, Civil No. 09-1653 JRT/FLN, Order Denying Summary Judgment by Judge John R. Tunheim in an ADA/MHRA disability discrimination case
Bliss v. Morrow Enterprises, Inc., 2011 WL 255365, June 28, 2011, Civil No. 09-CV-3064 PJS/JJG, Order Denying Summary Judgment on ADA disability retaliation and whistleblower claims by Judge Patrick J. Schiltz
Lake v. Yellow Transportation, Inc., 596 F. 3d 871 (8th Cir. 2010): Obtained reversal by Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals of summary judgment in a race discrimination case in federal court

Wrongful Death. I represented the father of a 19-month old boy who was beaten to death in the precedent-setting wrongful death case of Radke v. County of Freeborn, 694 N.W. 2d 788 (Minn. 2005). In Radke, the Minnesota supreme court allowed a negligence claim against a county and two child protection workers in the investigation of child abuse and neglect reports as required by the Child Abuse Reporting Act (CARA), for failing to protect a nineteen-month old boy who had been visited three times by social workers before being beaten to death. I obtained a settlement and $150,000 judgment. The Radke case received local and national attention.

Other Results

$150,000 Personal injury settlement for go-cart accident - 2016
Confidential employment settlements for a race, sex, disability, and discrimination and FLSA, FMLA, and retaliation claims receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars
Trial decision and judgment in breach of fiduciary duty claim - 2015