Background
Weiner, Michael Lewis was born on August 27, 1954 in Minneapolis. Son of Nathan and Annette (Rudoy) Weiner.
Weiner, Michael Lewis was born on August 27, 1954 in Minneapolis. Son of Nathan and Annette (Rudoy) Weiner.
Bachelor Elected Studies, University Minnesota, 1977. Juris Doctor cum laude, William Mitchell College Law, 1981.
334 North.W. 2d 384 (Minnesota 1983) (Leading case on an insurance company"s "bad faith refusal to settle"); Forster v. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, 423 North.W. 2d 691 (Minnesota Court Appendix 1988),aff"d in part and rev"d in part, 437 North.W.2d 655 (Minnesota 1989) (Upholding plaintiff"s right to sue tobacco company for injuries and death); Garcia v. Burlington Northern Railroad, 818 F. 2d 713 (10th Circuit 1987) (1.5 million dollar award in FELA case); Stevens v. B&O Railroad, 915 F.2d 1565, (4th Circuit 1990) (one million dollar verdict in FELA case): Melin v. Burlington Northern Railroad, 401 North.W. 2d 418 (Minnesota Court Appendix 1987) ($500,000 verdict in FELA case): Hauenstein v. Loctite Corporation, 347 North.W. 2d 272 (Minnesota 1984) (Product liability plaintiff must elect between strict liability and negligent failure to warn theory); Gulati v. Burlington Northern Railroad Company, 364 North.W.2d 446 (Minnesota Court Appendix 1985), aff"d subordinate nominate (Pikop v. Burlington Northern R. Company, 390 North.W. 2d 743 (Minnesota 1986) (Number federal preemption by FELA of Railway Labor Acting of state intentional infliction of emotional distress claim); Schwalb v. Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, 235 Virginia. 27, 365 South.E. 2d 742 (1988), rev"d 493 United States. 40 (1989) Railroad employees" coverage under FELA and Longshoreman"s and Harbor Worker"s Acting); Lindsey v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company 775 F. 2d 1322 (5th Circuit 1985) (Amicus Curia re prejudgment interest in FELA case); Kulavic v. Chicago and Illinois Midland Railway Company, 1 F.3d 507 (7th Circuit 1993) (Railway Labor Acting finding doesn"t bar FELA damages).Worked at Yaeger, Jungbauer, Barczak & Roe, The Property Letting Centre (Minneapolis, Minnesota) specializing in Personal Injury, FELA (Federal Employer"s Liability Acting), Products Liability, Civil Appeals. Admitted to the bar, 1981, Minnesota, United States. Supreme Court, United States.
District Court, District of Minnesota and United States.
Court of Appeals, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th Circuits. Member, Order of the Barristers.
Adjunct Professor, William Mitchell College of Law, Saint Paul, Minnesota, Legal Writing, 1986-1989. Products Liability, 1990.
Member: Hennepin County, Minnesota State and American Bar Associations.
Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Member, Order of the Barristers. Adjunct Professor, William Mitchell College of Law, Saint Paul, Minnesota, Legal Writing, 1986-1989. Products Liability, 1990.
Member: Hennepin County, Minnesota State and American Bar Associations.
Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Married Paula Sue Orenstein, September 4, 1982.