Amy Forliti

September 21, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Federal prosecutors say the defendants created companies that claimed to be offering food to tens of thousands of children across Minnesota, then sought reimbursement for those meals through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's food nutrition programs.

By Amy Forliti

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March 19, 2014 | Daily Report Online

The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday reversed the convictions of a former nurse accused of encouraging two people whom he met online to kill themselves.

By Amy Forliti

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December 23, 2013 | Daily Report Online

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled Monday that a man who had a loaded weapon while he was concealed in a deer blind was "pursuing" deer under state law -- and that he needed a hunting license.

By AMY FORLITI

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December 29, 2010 | Daily Report Online

MINNEAPOLIS AP - A lawsuit that alleges the maker of Marlboro Lights used deceptive trade practices and false advertising when it marketed its cigarettes as "light" can proceed in Minnesota as a class-action claim, the state Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.The 45-page ruling by the three-judge panel sends the 2001 lawsuit against Philip Morris back to Hennepin County District Court.

By AMY FORLITI

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July 07, 2009 | Daily Report Online

MINNEAPOLIS AP - A central Minnesota woman ordered to pay $1.92 million for illegally sharing copyright-protected music is asking a federal judge to reduce the damages she must pay or grant a new trial, while the recording industry is taking steps to make sure she doesn't share music again.Last month, a federal jury ruled Jammie Thomas-Rasset, 32, willfully violated the copyrights on 24 songs, and that she must pay $80,000 per song.

By AMY FORLITI

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May 15, 2009 | Daily Report Online

MINNEAPOLIS AP - A Minnesota judge has ruled that a 13-year-old boy with a highly treatable form of cancer must seek conventional medical treatment over his parents' objections.In a 58-page ruling Friday, Brown County District Judge John Rodenberg found that Daniel Hauser has been "medically neglected" and is in need of child protection services.

By AMY FORLITI

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January 28, 2010 | Daily Report Online

MINNEAPOLIS AP - A trade group representing the major music labels said Wednesday it will reject a reduced penalty for a central Minnesota woman found guilty of sharing 24 songs over the Internet, and will instead begin preparing for another trial to determine new damages.The Recording Industry Association of America made the decision after attorneys for Jammie Thomas-Rasset rejected an offer from RIAA attorneys to settle.

By AMY FORLITI

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October 26, 2009 | Daily Report Online

MINNEAPOLIS AP - The parents of a southern Minnesota teenager who once fled the state to avoid chemotherapy are asking a judge to end the court's role in the case, saying they are following the advice of doctors and making sure their son gets the best medical care.Daniel Hauser, 13, is undergoing radiation treatments for childhood Hodgkin's lymphoma.

By AMY FORLITI

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March 19, 2008 | Daily Report Online

By AMY FORLITI

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October 14, 2008 | Daily Report Online

MINNEAPOLIS AP - Petters Group Worldwide and a subsidiary have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection following a federal investigation into a $3 billion fraud scheme that authorities say was run by the company's founder.The subsidiary, Petters Co. Inc., is a venture capital unit and has been the focus of the investigation.

By AMY FORLITI

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