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Employment Law
Employee challenged summary judgment dismissing age- and sex-discrimination claims under the Minnesota Human Rights Act arising from employer’s refusal to transfer him into open positions. The Court of Appeals held employee did not “work in this state” as required by statute. Although his employer was Minnesota-based and he had substantial contacts with Minnesota, employee lived and worked primarily in Georgia and had not been physically present in Minnesota for eight months before the challenged decisions. The court held the statute requires physical presence in Minnesota. Employee forfeited an alternative statutory argument. Affirmed.
Devereaux v. Medtronic USA Inc., Court of Appeals
Illegal Firearm Possession
On remand for reconsideration under State v. Firkus, defendant challenged his conviction for unlawful firearm or ammunition possession, arguing circumstantial evidence failed to establish constructive possession. The Court of Appeals applied the circumstantial-evidence standard. Evidence showed defendant frequently stayed at his fiancée’s apartment, considered it home, kept personal documents there, had access to the unsecured firearm and ammunition, and could not be excluded as a DNA contributor to the firearm. These circumstances supported joint dominion and control and excluded a rational hypothesis that his fiancée alone possessed the firearm or ammunition. Affirmed.
State v. Kamara, Court of Appeals
Jail Inmate
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