Goetz & Eckland P.A.

$610,000

Auto Accident

Jury verdict in favor of Cutting Edge Property Maintenance in a five-car pile-up case. Plaintiff claimed traumatic brain injury and sought $25 million, but the jury awarded $610,000, mostly for past medical expenses and wage loss from other sources.

$300,000

Civil Rights

Frederick Goetz recovered $300,000 for the surviving next-of-kin of a prison inmate who died by suicide due to the deliberate indifference of prison officials.

$24,000

Construction Litigation

Summary judgment granted in favor of client Roof Man Roofing in a construction defect and water intrusion case claiming over $30 million in damages. Client was awarded over $24,000 in costs and disbursements.

Daycare Defense

Minnesota Supreme Court reversed lower courts, ruling that the Maltreatment of Minors Act is not a strict liability statute, in a case stemming from a child wandering away from an in-home daycare. Case remanded and settled, reversing the maltreatment finding.

$1,000

Daycare Defense

Daycare provider Shawna Doe was found responsible for maltreatment and fined $1,000 after a child missed his school bus. The finding of maltreatment was reversed and the fine rescinded.

Daycare Defense

Family child care license of Julie Doe was revoked after a child was allegedly bitten. Ms. Doe appealed, demonstrating adequate supervision and alternate causes for the markings, leading to license reinstatement.