Automotive and Aviation

• Represents electrical distribution company in claims arising from motor vehicle collisions with distribution infrastructure.
• Represents aviation broker related to air-crash and multiple fatalities in California.
• Represented electrical distribution company in claims related to accident caused by 25-ton Mack garbage truck and resulting fires.
• Represented aviation manufacturer in recall of component parts.
• Represented aircraft owner and operator related to NTSB investigation in New York.
• Represented numerous aircraft manufacturers concerning other NTSB investigations throughout the country.
• Achieved dismissal on the merits on behalf of helicopter manufacturer following death of two Atlanta Police officers operating the aircraft in the line of duty.
• Achieved dismissal on the merits of helicopter manufacturer following air-crash and death of pilot due to entanglement with electric wires.
• Represented small fixed-wing aircraft manufacturer following air-crash and multiple deaths during bear-watching trip in Alaska.
• Represented aircraft manufacturer of fighter jet shot down over Ukrainian airspace.

Pet Food  

• Represented pet food manufacturer alleging fraud and RICO claims against suppliers based on criminal scheme to defraud, securing substantial settlement after nearly a decade of litigation and on the heels of significant wins at the dispositive and Rule 702 motions stage. See Blue Buffalo Co., Ltd. V. Wilbur-Ellis Co. LLC, No. 14-cv-859, 2024 WL 111712 (E.D. Mo. Jan. 10, 2024).
• Regularly handles third-party subpoenas issued to pet food manufacturers regarding litigation over supply and pricing issues.
• Advises pet food manufacturers regarding regulatory risk and compliance under state and federal oversight, including AAFCO's model bill and regulations, the Food & Drug Cosmetic Act, the Food Safety Modernization Act, and the pending PURR Act of 2024.
• Counsels pet food manufacturers regarding litigation risks arising from class actions, ingredient and product claims, trace minerals and contaminants, prescription pet food, and supply chain issues.

Appeals 

• Represents Amazon in Eighth Circuit appeal alleging strict products liability for batteries sold on company website.
• Briefed and argued constitutional issue of first impression before Minnesota Supreme Court concerning Minnesota's pardon board statutes.
• Obtained emergency stay of immigration proceedings, and then reversal of finding of removability based on constitutional violations, on behalf of pro bono client facing removal and threats of great bodily harm. See Shefa v. Barr, 803 F. App'x 985 (8th Cir. May 11, 2020).
• Secured Eighth Circuit reversal of district court's orders remanding numerous cases to state court arising out of manufacture of hearing protection products.
• Briefed and argued bankruptcy appeal before Ninth Circuit; in its written opinion, the Ninth Circuit panel recognized Andy's advocacy as "excellent." See Wisdom v. Gugino, 649 F. App'x 583 (9th Cir. 2016).

Additional Product Liability Experience

• Represents Fortune Five company defending against claims arising from products sold on company’s website.
• Represents chemical manufacturer defending against claims arising from various aspects of the company’s business around the country.
• Represents moist wipes retailer and manufacturer against class action claims alleging product mislabelling, fraud, and consumer deception.
• Represents construction company against claims related to alleged product defects and faulty workmanship.
• Won take-nothing verdict, in the face of eight-figure demand, in jury trial venued in Wisconsin federal court arising from worker’s 100-foot fall while using manufacturer’s fall protection safety equipment.
• Won summary judgment and dismissal of all claims against fall protection safety company arising from alleged failure of manlift and winch system. See Dilbeck v. 3M Company et al., No. 2022 L 007496 (Cook Cnty, Ill., Apr. 14, 2025).
• Obtained full dismissal, and then victory before the Eighth Circuit, on behalf of food and beverage manufacturer, related to putative class action claims asserting that the company’s feature products contained lead. See Melendez v. General Mills, Inc., No. 24-cv-3040, 2025 WL 937160 (D. Minn. Mar. 27, 2025).
• Obtained summary judgment dismissal of all claims against Amazon in case alleging Amazon was responsible for allegedly defective products sold on its website. See Berkley Reg. Ins. Co. v. John Doe et al., No. 20-cv-2382, 2023 WL 375934 (D. Minn. Jan. 24, 2023).
• Represented international manufacturer against claims raised by thousands of plaintiffs arising from manufacture of hearing protection devices.
• Represented Japanese manufacturer of world's largest tunnel boring machine in contract, construction, and product liability dispute arising from construction of SR-99 tunnel in Seattle, Washington.
• Represented US managed healthcare and insurance company entities in non-compete matter involving former employee and breach of restrictive covenants.
• Successfully challenged as unconstitutional Minnesota's 125-year-old pardon statute requiring unanimous vote to pardon leading to legislative change in 2023.
• Obtained successful settlement on behalf of siding manufacturer after defeating plaintiffs' attempts to certify a class action lawsuit.
• Obtained successful settlement on behalf of home insulation manufacturer defending against negligence, strict liability, and alleged punitive damages claims.