Dennis J. FLAHERTY, Respondent,
v.
James LINDSAY, Chief of Police, Gerald S. Splinter, City Manager, and City of Brooklyn Center, Appellants.
Supreme Court of Minnesota.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
March 22, 1991.
March 22, 1991.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Richard J. Schieffer, Johnson & Wood, Mound, Peter J. Pustorino, Jeffrey J. Lindquist, Pustorino, Pederson, Tilton & Parrington, Minneapolis, for appellants.
Daniel B. O'Leary, Mansur, O'Leary & Gabriel, P.A., St. Paul, for respondent.
Karla R. Wahl, Minneapolis, for amicus curiae Mn. Trial Lawyers Ass'n.
Robyn N. Moschet, Robert L. McCollum, McCollum & Daly, Ltd., Bloomington, for amicus curiae Insurance Federation of Minnesota.
Carla Heyl, St. Paul, for amicus curiae League of Mn. Cities.
Robert J. Afton, J. David Abramson, Minneapolis City Atty., Minneapolis, for amicus curiae City of Minneapolis.
Heard, considered and decided by the court en banc.
Supreme Court of Minnesota.
KEITH, Chief Justice.
The City of Brooklyn Center and Chief of Police James Lindsay1 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...
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