BTI Consulting Group Names Blackwell Burke to Client Service A-Team for 2021
Blackwell Burke is proud to announce that it was named to the BTI Client Service A-Team for the fifth consecutive year. This honor is limited to an elite group of law firms who are recognized for delivering the absolute best levels of client service. BTI’s ranking is based on in-depth interviews from general counsel and […]
Benchmark Litigation Names Blackwell Burke Minnesota Firm of the Year for Fifth Consecutive Year
Blackwell Burke P.A. has been named Benchmark Litigation’s Minnesota Firm of the Year for the fifth year in a row. This prestigious award recognizes distinguished firms and litigators across the United States who have performed exceptionally, at both local and national levels. As the definitive guide to the world’s leading litigation firms and lawyers, Benchmark […]
Blackwell Burke P.A. Wins Federal MDL Bellwether Lawsuit
Blackwell Burke won a complete defense verdict for one of the world’s largest global innovation manufacturing companies in the first product liability multidistrict litigation (MDL) bellwether trial in Minnesota Federal District Court. The jury agreed with the defense that the 3M Bair Hugger™ warming device did not cause surgical site infections. This case is one […]
Blackwell Burke Wins Summary Judgment for Starbucks
Blackwell Burke secured a summary judgment win in Minnesota state court for this Fortune 500 coffee company with nearly 29,000 retail stores globally. Plaintiff alleged Starbucks discriminated against him in a public accommodation based on his status as a transgender male. The Court of Appeals reversed and remanded this case of first impression and a […]
Blackwell Burke P.A. Settles Long-Standing Multi-Million Dollar Environmental Lawsuit
Blackwell Burke resolved a long-standing environmental contamination action brought by the State of Minnesota Attorney General against 3M Company. The $850 million settlement was the largest environmental settlement in Minnesota, and the third largest in U.S. history, ending eight years of litigation over a former ingredient (fluorochemicals, or PFCs) that allegedly contaminated the state’s drinking […]
Blackwell Burke P.A. Wins Summary Judgment for Medtronic
Blackwell Burke P.A. won summary judgment for Medtronic, Inc., one of the world’s leading medical device companies, in the first of 44 cases pending in Minnesota state court. Plaintiff alleged that her Virtuoso implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) was defectively manufactured and failed prematurely. The court agreed with Blackwell Burke that Plaintiff’s ICD was manufactured within […]
Blackwell Burke P.A. Wins Jury Trial in Madison County, IL Benzene Exposure Lawsuit
Blackwell Burke P.A. won a complete defense verdict for one of the world’s largest global innovation manufacturing companies in a seven-figure benzene exposure case in Madison County, Illinois after a two-week trial. Madison County has consistently been named a “judicial hellhole” for corporate defendants. #blackwellburke #verdict #litigation
Blackwell Burke P.A. Wins Jury Trial in St. Louis, MO Asbestos Exposure Lawsuit
Blackwell Burke P.A. won a complete defense verdict for one of the world’s largest global innovation manufacturing companies in a seven-figure asbestos exposure case in St. Louis, Missouri for one of the world’s largest global innovation manufacturing companies. Successfully demonstrated that the plaintiff did not have silicosis, but instead had a rare, non-occupational and misdiagnosed […]
Blackwell Burke P.A. Wins Multi-Million Dollar Contractual Indemnity Lawsuit
Blackwell Burke P.A. won a complete defense victory on behalf of General Mills in a contractual-indemnity claim. CSX Transportation sought reimbursement for a settlement of $16 million it paid to a former General Mills’ employee following a serious railcar accident at General Mills’ Covington, Georgia facility in 2005. The settlement was made pending CSX’s appeal […]
Blackwell Burke P.A. Wins Multi-Million Dollar Victory for IBM
Blackwell Burke P.A. won a complete defense verdict in this bench trial, securing $14,232,000 in termination payments, plus prejudgment interest for IBM. Carlson Inc., a travel and hospitality company, entered into a ten-year master services agreement with IBM, with a total value of $646 million. Carlson claimed IBM misrepresented its expertise to perform on the […]