Case Title: Jason J. Rubertus, Respondent (A08-1258), Relator (A08-1260), vs. Schwan's, Inc., and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Relators (A08-1258), Respondents (A08-1260), and D & G Excavating, Inc., and SFM Mutual Insurance Company, Respondents, and Buchholtz Construction, Inc., and Acuity Mutual Insurance Company, Respondents, and Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Minnesota, and Lincoln, Lyon and Murray County Human Services, and Minnesota Department of Human Services, Intervenors.

Citation: 

Docket Number: A08-1258, A08-1260

State: minnesota

Court: Minnesota Supreme Court

Date: 2008-11-06T00:00:00Z

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1 STATE OF MINNESOTA IN SUPREME COURT A08-1258 A08-1260 Jason J. Rubertus, Respondent (A08-1258), Relator (A08-1260), vs. Schwan’s, Inc., and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Relators (A08-1258), Respondents (A08-1260), and D & G Excavating, Inc., and SFM Mutual Insurance Company, Respondents, and Buchholtz Construction, Inc., and Acuity Mutual Insurance Company, Respondents, and Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Minnesota, and Lincoln, Lyon and Murray County Human Services, and Minnesota Department of Human Services, Intervenors. 2 ________________________________ Luke M. Seifert, Laura A. Moehrle, Quinlivan & Hughes, P.A., St. Cloud, Minnesota, for relator Jason J. Rubertus. Robin D. Simpson, Michael C. Gregerson, Aafedt, Forde, Gray, Monson & Hager, P.A., Minneapolis, Minnesota, for relators Schwan’s, Inc., and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company. Andrew W. Lynn, Lynn, Scharfenberg & Associates, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for respondents D & G Excavating, Inc., and SFM Mutual Insurance Company. Thomas L. Cummings, Jardine, Logan & O’Brien, P.L.L.P., for respondents Buchholtz Construction, Inc., and Acuity Mutual Insurance Company. _______________________________ Considered and decided by the court without oral argument. O R D E R Based upon all the files, records, and proceedings herein, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that these appeals are consolidated for purposes of consideration. IT IS FURTHER ORERED that the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals filed July 1, 2008, be, and the same is, affirmed without opinion. See Hoff v. Kempton, 317 N.W.2d 361, 366 (Minn. 1982) (explaining that “[s]ummary affirmances have no precedential value because they do not commit the court to any particular point of view,” doing no more than establishing the law of the case). 3 Employee is awarded $1,200 in attorney fees (A08-1258). Dated: October 29, 2008 BY THE COURT: /s/ Alan C. Page Associate Justice