Legal Opinion
Flaherty v. Lindsay
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided March 22, 1991No. C5-89-2175PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEITH, Chief Justice.
The City of Brooklyn Center and Chief of Police James Lindsay 1 appeal the court of appeals’ affirmance of the trial court’s judgment awarding damages for emotional distress, attorneys’ fees, and punitive damages to injured employee Dennis Flaherty for violation of Minn.Stat. § 176.82 (1990), which prohibits the intentional obstruction of an employee seeking workers’ compensation benefits. The trial court found the City offered Flaherty the position of Code Enforcement Officer in bad faith, based on the City officials’ belief the City would be relieved of further…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Johnson v. State, Department of Veterans AffairsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1987
- Klemetsen v. STENBERG CONST. CO., INC.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1988
- Shogren v. Bethesda Lutheran Medical CenterSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
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