Michael Lewis Weiner is a lawyer practicing brain injury, car accidents, plaintiffs personal injury and 5 other areas of law. Michael received a B.E.S. degree from University of Minnesota in 1977, and has been licensed for 45 years. Michael practices in Minneapolis, MN.
About Michael Lewis Weiner
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Practice Details
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Representative Cases & TransactionsCasesShort v. Dairyl
Insurance Co., 334 N.W. 2d 384 (Minn. 1983) (Leading case on an insurance company's "bad faith refusal to settle")
Garcia v. Burlington Northern R.R., 818 F. 2d 713 (10th Cir. 1987) (1.5 million dollar award in FELA case)
Gulati v. Burlington Northern Railroad Co., 364 N.W.2d 446 (Minn. Ct. App. 1985), aff'd sub. nom (Pikop v. Burlington Northern R. Co., 390 N.W. 2d 743 (Minn. 1986) (No federal preemption by FELA or Railway Labor Act of state intentional infliction of emotional distress claim)
Kulavic v. Chicago
Illinois Midl
Ry. Co., 1 F.3d 507 (7th Cir. 1993) (Railway Labor Act finding doesn't bar FELA damages).
Experience
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Bar Admission & MembershipsAdmissions1981, Minnesota
1981, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota and U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th Circuits
MembershipsHennepin County, Minnesota State and American Bar Associations
Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. -
Education & CertificationsLaw SchoolWilliam Mitchell College of Law
Class of 1981
J.D.
cum laude
Other EducationUniversity of Minnesota
Class of 1977
B.E.S.
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Personal Details & HistoryAgeBorn in 1954
Minneapolis, Minnesota, August 27, 1954