Selected Client Results

Mansfield, Tanick & Cohen Successes and Solutions

Notable recoveries, judgments, and achievements for our clients

Deals and Transactions in Commercial Law
Major Litigation (Across Numerous Categories)
Employment Law (Plaintiff and Defense)

DEALS AND TRANSACTIONS

The attorneys of MANSFIELD, TANICK & COHEN are skilled at negotiating and structuring the best deals possible for our clients. Examples of business transactions handled by our Firm include:

$17 million sale of client's heavy equipment manufacturing plant, including identification of buyer; negotiation of transaction; and closing
Representation of client in $7.5 million refunding of commercial revenue bond issue for shopping center.
Representation of client in acquisition of land for major shopping center, negotiation of lease with anchor tenant, and representation in all phases through construction and opening.
Representation of client in purchase of Yellow Page directory market, negotiation of financing and subsequent resale of market.
Representation of client in establishment of chain of Italian gelato outlets, negotiation of lease, and private placement of equity.
Negotiating a multimillion-dollar mental health care contract making our client the exclusive provider for a local hospital.
Negotiating a complex venous graft development and commercialization arrangement for our client, a medical device R & D company, with a Fortune 500 company.
Negotiating and structuring a complex original equipment manufacturing agreement regarding portable ventilators between a local medical products company and a large European manufacturer.
Negotiating and structuring a private label-manufacturing contract for marine products between a marine product distributor and a California chemical manufacturer.
Negotiating and structuring our client's no-cash acquisition of a highly profitable division of a travel and tour agency for its former CEO as an innovative settlement for wrongful discharge in violation of his employment contract.
Delaying the foreclosure of a $5 million mortgage debt to a major bank on a shopping center for a limited partnership and its general partners while negotiating a structured work-out releasing the general and limited partners of any obligation, retaining the partnership's management in place at the shopping center, and granting the partnership the option to redeem the project at a price substantially less than the outstanding debt.
Negotiating and structuring numerous sales and acquisitions of small and large businesses at purchase prices of up to many millions of dollars.
Negotiating and structuring many complex technology licensing and joint development, manufacturing, and distribution agreements.
Negotiating and structuring the purchase of a minority interest in a mid-level investment management firm by a publicly held insurance company.

MAJOR LITIGATION

MANSFIELD, TANICK & COHEN attorneys have been involved in many major matters across a broad spectrum, including the following:

The Firm successfully obtained a seven-figure resolution in an arbitration by a minority shareholder against a well-known, closely held Twin Cities business.
The Firm successfully obtained a seven-figure payment in a lawsuit by a minority shareholder against twenty-two related business entities and a dozen individual defendants who were represented by three different law firms.
The Firm obtained a sizable recovery for a group of eight women with regard to medical malpractice claims in northern Minnesota.
The Firm litigated and settled a federal lawsuit involving the purchase of millions of dollars of assets of a New Jersey-based company and its Texas subsidiary by a Minnesota-based company.
The Firm successfully defended a labor union, an employer association, and a joint apprenticeship program against claims by former apprentices that the defendants violated state drug testing laws.
The Firm recovered hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages for a California-based restaurant in a trademark and trade-dress dispute in which the Firm's client was originally the defendant.
The Firm achieved a favorable settlement of ERISA claims on behalf of a group of 27 former employees of LTV Steel in Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota.
The Firm has recently represented companies in dozens of commercial disputes involving multiple plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal court, including large computer contract disputes, distributor litigation, patent disputes, and trade secrets cases, among others.
The Firm has been retained by a national drug store chain to prosecute its claims arising out of an international vitamin price-fixing scheme.
Securing over $11 million in benefits for a group of 1,500 homeowners in a class action case involving fraudulent land development practices in suburban Hennepin County. Netteburg v. Cheyenne Land Co.
Successfully fighting the development of various high-rise projects near Lake Calhoun on behalf of neighborhood environmental groups. E.L.E.C.T. v. City of Minneapolis.
Obtaining a record $19 million settlement in class action litigation for purchasers of term life insurance policies illegally sold by regulated loan companies. Hohn v. ITT Financial Services.
Achieving a judgment of $32 million on behalf of Minnesota consumers charged excessive interest for rent-to-own purchases. Fogie v. Rent-A-Center.
Successfully representing the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in obtaining a settlement on a bond claim for funds misappropriated by a bank officer. FDIC v. BancInsure.
Securing large damage awards for hundreds of women in a class action against Minnesota law firm that breached its fiduciary obligations in connection with the Dalkon Shield IUD claims. Klein v. Perl.
Securing access for the media and public to investigate reports of improprieties in the University of Minnesota Athletic Department and the University Police Department. Minnesota Daily v. University of Minnesota.
Successfully represented Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) in obtaining an aggregate settlement in excess of $5 million. RTC v. Hitchcock Industries.
Developing a confidential privilege for health care professionals in connection with group therapy sessions. State v. Andring.
Invalidating a city ordinance imposing unconstitutional requirements on dog owners. American Dog Owners Association v. City of Minneapolis.
Securing public access to publicly funded experimental health and science records. ARC v. University of Minnesota.
Preventing mandatory physical fitness testing programs without prior negotiations with authorized representatives of public employees' unions. Fire Fighters Local 82 v. City of Minneapolis and Police Officers Federation v. City of Minneapolis
Winning a liability trial verdict and securing a $500,000 recovery for a light globe manufacturing company exploited by a Fortune 500 corporation. IBAC Corp. v. Philips Corp.
Obtaining an injunction and financial settlement for a well-known entertainer for commercial misuse of his identity. "Spanky" McFarland v. E & K Corp.
Upholding the right of public sector employees to obtain paid leave while engaged in military service. Howe v. City of St. Cloud.
Conducting court-supervised Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization of an eleven-store women's retail chain. Arranging partial liquidation, sale of going business, and release of principal shareholders from personal guaranties. In re Ehlers, Inc.

EMPLOYMENT LAW

The law firm of MANSFIELD, TANICK & COHEN has obtained millions of dollars in settlements and recoveries for employees, and successfully defended employers. Examples include:

Winning several hundred thousand dollars for printing employees who were forced out of their jobs when their company was sold. G.C.I.U. Local 1B v. Maetzold.
Successfully defending a major brokerage house in an ex-employee's million-dollar lawsuit. Winsness v. Drexel Burnham Lambert, Inc.
Securing and structuring a 100% tax-free settlement valued at over $250,000 for a former top executive of a Fortune 500 company who was induced to retire based on highly inflated estimates of his monthly pension benefits. Casey v. Unisys.
Obtaining a jury verdict in excess of $300,000 for a wrongfully discharged executive of a health care products company. Norton v. Baxter Caremark.
Achieving a settlement in excess of $160,000 for a County Auditor wrongfully dismissed from his job. Knutson v. State of Minnesota.