Edward M Laine

» Former Special Assistant Attorney General with the Office of the Minnesota Attorney General

Representative Experience

» Successfully tried cases in areas which include: patent infringement, contract and uniform commercial code, fraud, acquisition earn out and accounting disputes, insurance coverage and bad faith, distributor relationships and employment discrimination

» Handled more than 30 cases on appeal and tried many matters before arbitrators

» Following discovery and successful summary judgment proceedings, obtained eight-figure settlement in case involving ownership rights to patents for smartphones

» Shaunnessey v. Monteris Medical - Successfully moved to dismiss patent infringement action brought against defendant that was in the process of seeking regulatory approval for a medical device designed to treat brain tumors-the court determined that the safe harbor found in 35 U.S.C. § 271(e)(1) was applicable and that there was no actual controversy within the meaning of the Declaratory Judgment Act

» Engineered Products v. Donaldson - Won jury verdict for plaintiff in patent infringement suit involving air filter monitors-jury found infringement and that infringement was willful; request for enhancement granted, resulting in damage award of $18 million; all requested attorneys' fees awarded

» Datascope v. Vascular Solutions - Represented plaintiff in patent infringement case involving vascular sealing-achieved $3.75 million settlement following summary judgment in favor of client on issues of validity, enforceability and infringement

» Represented IMI Americas Inc. in two-week commercial arbitration arising out of an acquisition-awarded $11 million in favor of client

Additional Litigation Experience

» Augustine Medical, Inc. v. Blue Ridge Anesthesia & Critical Care - Represented manufacturer in dispute with distributor-summary judgment in favor of manufacturer; affirmed on appeal

» Northwest Airlines v. Metropolitan Airports Commission - Represented MAC in suit by Northwest Airlines concerning lease rates at reliever airports-obtained dismissal in favor of client; affirmed on appeal

» Walker v. Fingerhut - Represented Fingerhut in consumer class action involving allegations that contracts were usurious-summary judgment in favor of defendant; affirmed on appeal

» Anderson v. Augustine Medical, Inc. - Won jury verdict on behalf of defendant in case involving allegations of age and disability discrimination

» Brancheau v. Residential Mortgage - Represented defendant in case involving allegations under Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act-decertification of class action status and summary judgment in favor of defendants

» Family Health Care Connection v. Sandoz Nutrition Corp. - Represented respondent in week-plus commercial arbitration involving distributorship agreement; award in favor of client

» Northfield Ins. Co. v. St. Paul Surplus Lines - Successfully defended insurer in action involving allegations of bad faith

» Maness v. Star-Kist Foods, Inc. - Represented employer at trial and on appeal with respect to allegations of wrongful discharge and retaliation

Recognition

Listed in The Best Lawyers in America » Practice Areas: (Litigation - Intellectual Property and Litigation - Patent)

Minnesota Law & Politics » "Super Lawyer" » "Top 40 Intellectual Property Attorneys"