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Opinions in Minnesota that cite Kratzer v. Welsh Companies, LLC, 771 N.W.2d 14.
- In re The Gus A. Chafoulias Revocable Trust, dated April 28, 2005, as amended Minn. Ct. App. 2026
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In re The Gus A. Chafoulias Revocable Trust, dated April 28, 2005, as amended
Minn. Ct. App. 2026
See Kratzer v. Welsh Cos., LLC, cf. Frederick, d at 172 (explaining, in the context of a typical judgment on the pleadings, that the court must accept the complaint’s facts as true and draw any reasonable inferences to favor the nonmovant).
- Humana MarketPoint, Inc., Relator, vs. Commissioner of Revenue, Respondent Minn. 2025
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Humana MarketPoint, Inc., Relator, vs. Commissioner of Revenue, Respondent
Minn. 2025
(“We look beyond the plain language of the statutory or regulatory provision only if the text is ambiguous.”); n.4 (Minn. 2017) (rejecting the concurrence’s pre-ambiguity use of a post-ambiguity canon of construction).
- Fletcher Properties, Inc., et al., Appellants, vs. City of Minneapolis, Respondent, Poverty & Race Research Action ... Minn. 2025
- Fletcher Properties, Inc., et al., Appellants, vs. City of Minneapolis, Respondent, Poverty & Race Research Action ... Minn. 2025
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Laurissa Wredberg, Appellant,
Minn. Ct. App. 2025
-19 (Minn. 2009) (applying a previous version of subdivision 1).
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Sean Bruce Henry, Appellant,
Minn. Ct. App. 2025
Kratzer v. Welsh Cos., LLC , -23 (Minn. 2009).
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Minn. 2024
n.4 (Minn. 2017) (citing Kratzer v. Welsh Cos., LLC , d 14, 21 (Minn. 2009)) (stating that the imputed common- law canon only applies after it is determined that the text is ambiguous); n.2 (Minn. 2019) (citing Thonesavanh, d at 439 n.4).
- Anne Doering, Appellant, Minn. Ct. App. 2024
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Court of Appeals Gildea, C.J. Concurring, Chutich, Thissen, JJ. Lori Dowling Hanson,
Minn. 2022
Because the standard of review requires us to view evidence in the light most favorable to Hanson, see Kratzer v. Welsh Cos. , we disregard these issues that occurred before the incident in question.
- Larry John Laver, Respondent, Minn. Ct. App. 2022
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Lisa Larkins, Appellant,
Minn. Ct. App. 2022
Kratzer v. Welsh Cos., LLC
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Daniel Loftus, et al., Relators,
Minn. Ct. App. 2021
Generally, “an employer may terminate an employee for any reason or for no reason.” Kratzer v. Welsh Cos. , LLC, n.7 (Minn. 2009).
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Debra Sakrison, Appellant,
Minn. Ct. App. 2020
In 11 evaluating whether conduct is protected under the MWA, appellate courts “assume that the facts have occurred as reported” and then determine “whether t hose facts constitute a violation of law or rule adopted pursuant to law.” Kratzer v. Welsh Cos., LLC, d 14, 22 (Minn. 2009) (quotation omitted).
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Charity Slaughter, Appellant,
Minn. Ct. App. 2020
“[A] mere report of behavior that is problematic or even reprehensible, but not a violation of the law, is not pro tected conduct under the Whistleblower Act.” Kratzer v. Welsh Cos.
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Court of Appeals Thissen, J. Concurring, Anderson, J., Gildea, C.J. Fletcher Properties, Inc., et al.,
Minn. 2020
Kratzer v. Welsh Cos., LLC
- A. Darlene Gibson, Appellant, Minn. Ct. App. 2020
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Wayne P. Steffens, Appellant,
Minn. Ct. App. 2019
Kratzer v. Welsh Cos. , .
- 1A Smart Start, Inc., et al., Petitioners, Minn. Ct. App. 2018
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AgCountry Farm Credit Services, ACA, Respondent,
Minn. Ct. App. 2018
Kratzer v. Welsh Cos., LLC
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Dering Pierson Group, LLC, Appellant,
Minn. Ct. App. 2018
Kratzer v. Welsh Cos., LLC
- State v. Thonesavanh 904 N.W.2d 432 Minn. 2017
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State v. Thonesavanh
904 N.W.2d 432
Minn. 2017
However, as we have recognized, this canon applies only if the “text is ambiguous.” Kratzer v. Welsh Cos., LLC
- Sean Roulo, Relator, Minn. Ct. App. 2017
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Amy Stevens, Respondent,
Minn. Ct. App. 2017
Right to discharge without incurring liability Generally, “an employer may terminate an employee for any reason or for no reason.” n.7 (Minn. 2009).
- Jodi L. Toedter, Trustee for the Heirs and Next of Kin of Susan Ann Gray v. Winona County, … Minn. Ct. App. 2017
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Jodi L. Toedter, Trustee for the Heirs and Next of Kin of Susan Ann Gray v. Winona County, …
Minn. Ct. App. 2017
Kratzer v. Welsh Cos., LLC
- Mary Jo Delaney v. Cragun Corporation Minn. Ct. App. 2016
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Mary Jo Delaney v. Cragun Corporation
Minn. Ct. App. 2016
The district court relied on Kratzer v. Welsh Companies, LLC, to reason that Delaney could not meet the first element of a prima facie case for an MHRA reprisal claim unless she could establish that she was being punished for reporting an actual violation of the MHRA.
- Michael A. Pemrick, Relator v. Department of Employment and Economic Development Minn. Ct. App. 2016
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Michael A. Pemrick, Relator v. Department of Employment and Economic Development
Minn. Ct. App. 2016
On the other hand, “an employer may terminate an employee for any reason or for no reason.” n.7 (Minn. 2009).
- John K. Hochstein, Relator v. Video Surveillance Solutions, Inc., Department of Employment and Economic Development Minn. Ct. App. 2015
- John K. Hochstein, Relator v. Video Surveillance Solutions, Inc., Department of Employment and Economic Development Minn. Ct. App. 2015
- Susanne M. Glasser v. Butler Liberty Law, LLC, Relator, Department of Employment and Economic Development Minn. Ct. App. 2015
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Susanne M. Glasser v. Butler Liberty Law, LLC, Relator, Department of Employment and Economic Development
Minn. Ct. App. 2015
On the other hand, “[g]enerally, in Minnesota, the employer-employee relationship is at-will, which means that an employer may terminate an employee for any reason or for no reason.” n.7 (Minn. 2009).
- In the Matter of REICHMANN LAND AND CATTLE, LLP 867 N.W.2d 502 Minn. 2015
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In the Matter of REICHMANN LAND AND CATTLE, LLP
867 N.W.2d 502
Minn. 2015
(“We look beyond the plain language of the statutory or regulatory provision only if the text is ambiguous.”).
- Barbara Peterson v. HealthEast Woodwinds Hospital Minn. Ct. App. 2015
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Barbara Peterson v. HealthEast Woodwinds Hospital
Minn. Ct. App. 2015
Servs., (claim of wrongful discharge in violation of public policy); (statutory whistleblower claim).
- J. D. Donovan, Inc. v. Minnesota Department of Transportation Minn. Ct. App. 2015
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J. D. Donovan, Inc. v. Minnesota Department of Transportation
Minn. Ct. App. 2015
Kratzer v. Welsh Cos., LLC
- Haugen Nutrition & Equipment, LLC v. United Prairie Bank of Mountain Lake Minn. Ct. App. 2014
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Haugen Nutrition & Equipment, LLC v. United Prairie Bank of Mountain Lake
Minn. Ct. App. 2014
Kratzer v. Welsh Cos., LLC
- Lowell Tietz v. United Rentals (North America), Inc., General Equipment Company Minn. Ct. App. 2014
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Lowell Tietz v. United Rentals (North America), Inc., General Equipment Company
Minn. Ct. App. 2014
Kratzer v. Welsh Cos., LLC
- Farmers Insurance Exchange v. Letellier 820 N.W.2d 597 Minn. Ct. App. 2012
- Farmers Insurance Exchange v. Letellier 820 N.W.2d 597 Minn. Ct. App. 2012
- Coursolle v. EMC Insurance Group, Inc. 794 N.W.2d 652 Minn. Ct. App. 2011
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Coursolle v. EMC Insurance Group, Inc.
794 N.W.2d 652
Minn. Ct. App. 2011
& Univs., see also Kidwell v. Sybaritic, Inc., -27 (Minn.2010) (plurality opinion); Kratzer v. Welsh Cos., LLC, -19 (Minn.2009).