The Shades of Gray v. Badger Mining
How the Minnesota Supreme Court's Recent Sophisticated User Ruling May Impact the Future of Silica Litigation

About the Author

photo-1Michael S. Polk is a partner at the law firm of Sieben, Polk, LaVerdiere & Dusich, P.A. in Hastings, Minn. Admitted to both the Minnesota and Wisconsin bars, Polk was plaintiff's counsel in Gray v. Badger Mining Corp. and has successfully negotiated several large settlements for victims of silicosis, including sandblasters and foundry workers. He has represented more than 2,000 victims of asbestos, silica, benzene, MDI, TDI and other toxic exposures. Polk has also represented hundreds of victims of industrial machine defects and malfunctions, automobile collisions, defective pharmaceutical products, tainted blood (HIV infected hemophiliacs), …