Michael Moline

Background

About Michael Moline

Michael Moline is a Harvard-educated cultural heritage attorney with a national construction litigation practice. He is certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and the Minnesota State Bar Association. He has been named a Minnesota Super Lawyer since 2014. He has tried more than 50 trials and 500 arbitrations, involving products ranging from industrial fasteners to electrical components. He represents manufacturers, insurers, property owners, museums and other cultural heritage clients. At Harvard, his capstone project was to design a system of mandatory binding arbitration to resolve ownership issues relating to Nazi-looted artworks. Published Cases: • Court Park Company v. Hennepin County, 907 N.W.2d 641 (Minn. • Dakota Style Foods v Sunopta Grains and Foods, 329 F3d (D. SD. • In re Minnwest Bank Litigation, 873 N.W.2d 135 (Minn. Ct. App. • Auto-Owners Insurance v. Second Chance Investments, 827 N.W.2d 766 (Minn. • Cannon Technologies v. Sensus Metering Systems, 734 F2d (D. Minn. • Vlahos v. R&I Construction, 676 N.W.2d 672 (Minn. • Reiter v. Honeywell, 104 F.3d 1071 (8th Cir. • State v. Holmberg, 527 N.W.2d 100 (Minn. Ct. App. • State v. Peterson, 533 N.W.2d 87 (Minn. Ct. App. • Schibursky v. IBM, 820 F.Supp. 1169 (D. Minn. Recent results: Obtained summary judgment in favor of the policy holder in a $2.05 million property damage fire claim. Prevailed in the Minnesota Supreme Court in a case of first impression preserving a multimillion-dollar property tax assessment reduction. Obtained a $1.2 million judgment in a commercial boundary dispute. Obtained a $1.95 million award in fire loss claim. Obtained a complete defense verdict for one of the country's largest window manufacturer in a 42 day,$16 million construction defect trial in Palm Beach County. Prevailed in the Minnesota Supreme Court on an insurance coverage question of first impression. Obtained a directed verdict in a $10 million construction defect trial. Obtained defense award in favor of one of the country's largest window manufacturer in a multimillion dollar product liability / construction defect court trial in Miami-Dade County. Obtained a complete defense verdict in a summary jury trial in U.S. District Court, representing the world's largest manufacturer of discrete electrical components in a multimillion-dollar claim involving failed electronic electrical power meters. Obtained a appraisal award on behalf of commercial property owner.