"An appeals court has affirmed an $11 million jury award related to a Minnesota crash that killed three people and resulted in the wrongful imprisonment of a driver.
Following a contested hearing, a Scott County Judge granted Brent Schafer’s motion to dismiss all drug possession charges filed against his client. The Judge found that the arresting officer did have a legal basis to stop the vehicle Schafer’s client was occupying. The officer activated his red light after stopping behind a vehicle that was […]
Prosecutor agrees to dismissal of Fifth Degree Domestic Assault charges. Brent SCHAFER successfully negotiated a plea agreement that resulted in dismissal of all charges stemming from an altercation between siblings.
Prosecutor dismisses violation of Domestic No Contact Order. Brent S. SCHAFER recently obtained a dismissal of all charges filed against his client for an alleged violation of a Domestic No Contact Order. SCHAFER successfully argues that the order was technically invalid and unenforceable.
Blood Draw - Exigent Circumstances A DWI defendant was involved in a fatal car accident. An officer directed a blood test at the hospital without obtaining a warrant, believing there was insufficient time to get a warrant. Defendant was air lifted to another hospital shortly after the blood test sample was obtained. The court finds […]
A North Dakota Oil Field worker recently settled a lawsuit Mr. Schafer filed against a tank manufactured after Schafer’s client was injured when the rung of a ladder on the rear of a tank trailer failed, causing Schafer’s client to suffer a severe injury. The case settled 5 days prior to the scheduled start of […]
Attorney Brent Schafer gained national attention for his work on the high-profile case of Koua Fong Lee v. State of Minnesota, in which Mr. Schafer successfully represented Mr. Lee, who was wrongly convicted of criminal vehicular homicide. The case dealt with Mr. Lee’s late-model Toyota Camry that accelerated uncontrollably as he exited a highway, causing the […]
After deliberating for 4 days, the six-woman and six-man jury found Toyota Motor Corp. 60% at fault for the 2006 crash that sent Koua Fong Lee to prison. The jury ordered Toyota Corp to pay $10.9 million in damages for the high-speed crash in St. Paul that cost the lives of three people. Mr. Lee […]
A Dakota County District Court Judge recently ordered the suppression of a driver's breath test results. Brent Schafer was retained by a driver arrested and charged with DWI. Following an investigation into the facts of the case, Mr. Schafer filed a motion to suppress the breath test results based upon the violation of his client's […]
