Scott A. Neilson

BUSINESS AND CONTRACT LITIGATION

• Led Starkey Hearing Technologies’ high-profile internal investigation resulting in criminal convictions and multi-million-dollar recoveries. 
• Obtained successful resolution of $25 million commercial dispute 
• Achieved $10 million claim resolution while minimizing costs and securing future business opportunities. 
• Secured $3.5 million recovery for a client in a warranty and contract dispute. 
• Represented businesses and individuals in a variety of contract, fraud, and collection matters, including multi-million-dollar recoveries and favorable outcomes. 
• National coordinating counsel for litigation involving a $3.5 billion public company. 
• Represented clients in class action, ERISA, and Hatch-Waxman patent lawsuits. 
• Exposed an anonymous competitor who posted defamatory statements online, securing damages and a public retraction. 

PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION

• Successfully defended a pool products manufacturer in a $30 million high-profile case, pinpointing liability on another defendant through strategic depositions. 
• National coordinating counsel for asbestos and product liability litigation. 
• Resolved hundreds of consolidated claims for a manufacturer, minimizing risk and liability. 

REAL ESTATE LITIGATION

• Achieved trial victories and favorable settlements in disputes involving title, easements, property lines, predatory lending, and special assessments. 
• Preserved a client’s lakeshore property in a precedent-setting case involving statutes and arguments dating back to the 1860s. 
• Secure access rights, favorable appraisals, and property titles for individual and business clients, including through the “Buy the Farm” statute. 
• Represent contractors and homeowners in construction disputes and condemnation matters. 

INSURANCE COVERAGE

• Secured multi-million-dollar recoveries for policyholders in insurance coverage disputes. 
• Successfully litigated claims involving title insurance and other coverage matters. 

TRUST, ESTATE, AND LITIGATION

• Obtained a multi-million-dollar recovery in estate litigation involving issues of first impression in Minnesota. 
• Represented fiduciaries and individuals in trusts and estate disputes, as well as minority shareholder and buy-out litigation. 

EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION

• Represented employers and employees in cases involving non-competition agreements, non-solicitation agreements, trade secrets, discrimination, and FLSA and ADA claims. 
• Resolved disputes related to compensation, commissions, and employee benefits. 

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LITIGATION

• Enforced trademark rights, successfully requiring competitors to change names that diluted client trademarks. 
• Achieved favorable outcomes in intellectual property disputes, including misappropriation of blueprints and defense against IP claims. 

LEGAL MALPRACTICE

• Secured multiple recoveries for clients harmed by previous attorneys, addressing claims involving real estate, estate planning, and tax issues.