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LESTER BLDG. SYSTEMS v. LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORP.

No. A07-155.

761 N.W.2d 877 (2009)

LESTER BUILDING SYSTEMS, a division of Butler Manufacturing Company, et al., Appellants, v. LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORPORATION, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

March 5, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James L. Volling, Faegre & Benson LLP, Minneapolis, MN, Kell M. Damsgaard, Brian W. Shaffer, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Philadelphia, PA, for appellants.

James K. Langdon, Michelle S. Grant, Eric R. Sherman, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Minneapolis, MN, for respondent.

OPINION

PAGE, Justice.

Appellants Lester Building Systems and Lester's of Minnesota (collectively, Lester) sued Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP) for breach of contract, breach of implied and express warranties, and fraud. A McLeod County jury found in favor of Lester and awarded $29.6 million in damages. The award included $13.2 million for the cost to repair buildings owned by Lester's customers. LP appealed, claiming that a federal class-action settlement...

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