A founding partner with Bradshaw & Bryant, Mike Bryant has always fought to find justice for his clients—knowing that legal troubles, both personal injury and criminal, can be devastating for a family.
Today a list of 7 Oblate priests with one or more credible claims of sexual abuse of minors was released. All of the seven named at some point were assigned in Minnesota: ORVILLE MUNIE ORVILLE MUNIE ASSIGNMENT TIMELINE 8/10/1908–Date of Birth 1931–St. Henry’s Seminary, Belleville,…
The deadline for claims against the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, is August 3rd. Here is a video that is worth the time to watch: Nationally renowned priest abuse attorney Jeff Anderson’s website details instructions. There are a number of key points: •…
Over at the St Cloud Blog I have been looking at the second year of the Minnesota Child Victims Act. The Minneapolis Tribune took time to look at the second anniversary to look at how it is going. The story was interesting for its overview,…
I grew up in Rhode Island so I was a WWF fan and would only see “Southern Wrestling” in the magazines. Later in life, I picked up a DVD of Dusty Rhodes matches and promos. A promo is what wrestlers are doing when they are…
Today the Ramsey County Attorney’s office filed criminal charges against the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis for “failing to protect children” from an abusive priest. The charges arise from the actions of former priest Curtis Wehmeyer. As reported by the Minneapolis Tribune: …
In the 2013-14 legislative session the Minnesota legislature increased the weekly wage loss from $250 a week to $500. The question that has come up is when that change became affective. Insurance companies have done a number of different things. They have: Just started paying…
This past week, Richfield priest, Rev. Gerald Dvorak, was removed as pastor of St. Peter’s Catholic Church , according to a statement from the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. He was removed because the Archdiocese concluded that there was a “credible allegation” that the Rev.…
It looks like Tuesday will bring the closing arguments for both sides in the criminal trial of Francis Hoefgen. Last week the jury got two very different stories. The former altar boy, now 36, recounted the progression of Hoefgen’s alleged abuses when the man was…
It’s Memorial Day. Thank You to every solider that has served this country and to all those that continue the work today. It is a day to salute and thank each and every one of you. Started as a day that was to commemorate the…
Brian Michael Lederer, an associate pastor of Blessed Sacrament Parish in Hibbing, was released from the St. Louis County Jail on Thursday after posting bond. He had been held on $250,000 bail since his arrest last week. He has request release without bail which was…
Brian Michael Lederer, an associate pastor of Blessed Sacrament Parish in Hibbing, was arrested this week and charged with three counts of criminal sexual conduct in the second degree, and two counts of criminal sexual conduct in the fourth degree. It will be interesting to see…
With the passage of the Child Victims Act, the Minnesota Legislature opened a three year window for all survivors of sexual abuse as minors to bring claims. The each had until May of 2016 to come forward and find justice. Unfortunately, the timing has changed…
