ENGSTROM v. WHITEBIRCH, INC.

No. A18-0366.

931 N.W.2d 786 (2019)

Daniel J. ENGSTROM, Appellant, v. WHITEBIRCH, INC., et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

Filed: July 31, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl E. Christensen , Christensen Law Office PLLC, Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Prentiss Cox , Minneapolis, Minnesota, for appellant.

Gerald W. VonKorff , Nicholas R. Delaney , Rinke Noonan , Saint Cloud, Minnesota, for respondents.

Luke Grundman , Galen Robinson , Minneapolis, Minnesota, for amicus curiae Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid.

Sean Burke , Saint Paul, Minnesota, for amicus curiae Minnesota Elder Justice Center.

Ira Rheingold , Washington, D.C.; and Kai H. Richter , Nichols Kaster, PLLP, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for amicus curiae National Association of Consumer Advocates.


OPINION

This case requires that we interpret the private attorney general statute, Minn. Stat. § 8.31, subd. 3a (2018). This statute provides that "any person injured by a violation of" certain laws the attorney general is tasked with enforcing can bring that person's own civil action. Specifically, we are asked...

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