Bradley
J.
Lindeman
Main Biography
Brad focuses his practice on defending commercial litigation claims, including employment discrimination claims, contractual disputes, and products liability claims. His practice includes the defense of single plaintiff claims, complex multi-plaintiff allegations, and class-based allegations. He has been recognized as a Rising Star in the area of commercial litigation and employment practices by Minnesota Law & Politics magazine.
In the area of employment litigation, Brad defends employers against claims of workplace discrimination and harassment based on race, color, national origin, religion, disability, gender preferences, and marital status. He has had success in obtaining dismissals from state and federal agencies, and has presented several successful summary judgment motions in both the state and federal courts. Brad has tried several cases to verdict.
Brad also defends employers in cases involving retaliation, defamation, breach of contract, wage and hour laws, wrongful termination, and non-competition agreements. He has defended individual as well as class action employment claims. In addition to employment litigation, he also defends clients in cases involving general commercial litigation and product liability, including claims involving pharmaceutical products, durable medical goods and devices, explosive gases, complex machinery and vehicles. He has served as Minnesota counsel for several national and international companies, including pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors, as well as entities in the telecommunications and software development industries.
To add perspective to his law degree, Brad holds a graduate degree in industrial/organizational psychology. His graduate study focused on the application of statistical principals and scientific models to practical settings. His study focused not only on the design and application of reliable and valid instruments, but the development of statistical models to evaluate sometimes subjective criteria with objective measures.
Professional Affiliations
- Minnesota State Bar Association
- Labor & Employment Law Section
- State Bar of South Dakota
- Defense Research Institute (DRI)
- Drug and Medical Device Committee
- Employment Law Committee
- Governmental Liability Committee
- Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association
Accolades
- Selected for inclusion in the Minnesota Super Lawyers® list, (only five percent of lawyers in the state were selected), 2010-2011
- Recognized as a Rising Star, 2001-2009
Published Articles
- Comment, “Diversifying the Workplace: Affirmative Action in the Private Sector After 1991” 42 S.D.L. Rev. 434 (1997)
Reported Opinions/Recent Cases
- Montes v. Greater Twin Cities Youth symphonies, 540 F.3d. 852 (8th Cir. 2008) (allegations of race and national origin discrimination)
- Kidwell v. Sybaritic, Inc., 749 N.W.2d 855 (Minn. Ct. App. 2008) (allegations arising under the Minnesota Whistleblower Act)
- Johnson v. Quality Manufacturing, Inc., 2007 WL 1388192 (D. Minn. 2007) (allegations of sexual harassment, gender discrimination, retaliation)
- Green v. Franklin Nat’l Bank of Minneapolis, 459 F.3d 903 (8th Cir. 2006) (allegations of race-based hostile work environment, retaliation)
- Sguiri v. Independent Sch. Distr. 112, et. al., 2006 WL 1425876 (D. Minn. 2006) (allegations of national origin discrimination)
- Beckman v. KGP Telecommunications, Inc., 128 Fed. Appx. 554 (8th Cir. 2005) (allegations of age discrimination)
- Enpath Medical, Inc. v. NeuroControl Corporation, 2005 WL 1025368 (D. Minn. 2005) (commercial contract)
- Wells Dairy, Inc. v. American Industrial Refrigeration, Inc., 690 N.W.2d 38 (Iowa 2004) (application of work product doctrine, self-critical analysis privilege)
- Ostrowski v. Hulcher Services, Inc., et al., (Minn. Ct. App. 2003) (common enterprise under Minnesota Workers Compensation Act)
- Wright Electric, Inc. v. Minnesota State Bd. Of Electricity, et. al., 322 F.3d 1025 (8th Cir. 2003) (ERISA preemption)
- Alexander v. Northland Inn, 321 F.3d 723 (8th Cir. 2003) (allegations of disability discrimination)
- Bailey v. Augustine Medical, Inc., (D. Minn. 2003) (race discrimination, Family and Medical Leave Act, retaliation)
- Adam v. First Contact, Inc. (D. Minn. 2002) (race & national origin discrimination, retaliation, hostile work environment, failure to promote)
- Minnesota Energy, Inc. v. Ronning Eng’r Co., Inc., et. al., no. 01-1058 (D. Minn. 2002) (statute of limitation applied to Minnesota statute relating to damages to real property)
- Cierzan v. Hamline University (Minn. Ct. App. 2002) (gender and pregnancy discrimination)
- Blackman v. The Talmud Torah of Minneapolis (D. Minn. 2001) (age discrimination and defamation)
- Helleloid v. Independent School District No. 169 (D. Minn. 2001) (substantive due process for interference with parent-child relationship and fraud)
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State Bar Admissions
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Minnesota, 1999
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South Dakota, 1998
Federal Court Admissions
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United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1999
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United States District Court, District of Minnesota, 2000
Clerkships
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Honorable Roger L. Wollman, United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
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