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Editorial: Shield taxpayers from Brodkorb suit
Michael Brodkorb, the other principal actor in the saga, f iled a long-threatened lawsui t last week. He seeks six-figure recompense for what he claims was gender discrimination and defamation in connection with his dismissal in mid-December from a senior staffer role in the GOP majority ... Read more »
State Patrol: Lawmaker Critically Hurt In Crash
Authorities said Michael Brodkorb, 39, is currently listed in cricital condition at Regions Hospital in St. Paul. We believe this to be the same Michael Brodkorb who was a prominent staff member in the Minnesota Senate. He was fired after his affair with then Majority Leader Amy ... Read more »
Judge Dismisses Counts In Brodkorb Lawsuit
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed three counts from former Minnesota Senate aide Michael Brodkorb’s lawsuit over his firing — but two discrimination counts remain as the case goes forward. Brodkorb was fired in 2011 after Senate leaders discovered his affair with ... Read more »
Fired Senate staffer critically injured in crash
Paul and was critically injured, authorities said Thursday., Michael Brodkorb's car struck the wall of a bridge along Interstate 35E in Mendota Heights about 9 p.m. Wednesday and stopped against a concrete median barrier, the State Patrol said in its accident report. Patrol spokesman Lt. ... Read more »
Minn. Senate Wants To Move Brodkorb Lawsuit
A filing Thursday seeks to transfer the lawsuit filed by Michael Brodkorb, who contends he was wrongfully dismissed after an extramarital affair with then-Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch became known. Brodkorb’s lawsuit was filed last month in state district court. In the Senate’s ... Read more »
Brodkorb Sues Minnesota Senate for Sexual Discrimination
Michael Brodkorb, left, served as a spokesperson for the Minnesota Republican Party and volunteered for Sen. Mike Parry's 1st District Congressional campaign until becoming embroiled in recent scandal allegations. AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Jim Gehrz Nearly 10 months after the story ... Read more »
Fired Senate Aide Brodkorb Sues State, Senate
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Fired Minnesota Senate aide Michael Brodkorb is suing over his termination last December after being involved in an extramarital affair with the top Senate leader. Brodkorb field a lawsuit Monday in Ramsey County against the state of Minnesota, the Minnesota ... Read more »
Brodkorb suit against Senate moves closer to trial
A federal magistrate is pushing Michael Brodkorb’s wrongful termination lawsuit against the Minnesota Senate closer to trial. Both sides must submit a list of names they want to depose by May 2, federal Magistrate Arthur Boylan has ordered. Boylan also ordered both sides into last-ditch... Read more »
Brodkborb Back In Court Wednesday On Drunk Driving Charges
Test results show Michael Brodkorb’s blood alcohol level was .10, on the night he crashed on Interstate 35E, which is above the .08 mark for drunk driving in Minnesota. Along with drunk driving charges, Brodkorb is charged with careless driving and not wearing a seat belt. ... Read more »
Brodkorb seriously injured in crash
Former Minnesota Senate staffer Michael Brodkorb, who was fired from his job more than a year ago after having an affair with an elected official, was critically injured late Wednesday in a one-car crash on Interstate 35E in Mendota Heights, authorities said Thursday. The State Patrol ... Read more »
Ex-Senate employee Brodkorb files suit against Senate, state
Ex-Senate employee Brodkorb files suit against Senate, state Former Minnesota Senate employee Michael Brodkorb is filing suit against the state, the Minnesota Senate and the Secretary of the Senate, stemming from his firing late last year. Brodkorb was fired after ... Read more »
Fired Senate aide Brodkorb admits to drunken driving
Fired Minnesota Senate aide Michael Brodkorb pleaded guilty Wednesday to fourth-degree drunken driving, saying he flirted with death when he crashed his SUV seven weeks ago on a south metro highway and suffered serious injuries. “I accept complete responsibility for my behavior,” ... Read more »
Senate approves latest Brodkorb legal bill, total now almost $200,000
Senate approves latest Brodkorb legal bill, total now almost $200,000 Posted by: Rachel E. Stassen-Berger under Minnesota state senators Updated: February 18, 2013 - 12:31 PM The Minnesota Senate has spent nearly $200,000 to defend itself against a suit from ex-employee Michael Brodkorb... Read more »
Brodkorb legal bills rise to about $200,000
The Minnesota Senate's latest legal bill in an ongoing lawsuit by ex-employee Michael Brodkorb totals nearly $6,000. The Senate released the latest total Friday ahead of a Monday Rules Committee meeting on the matter. To date, the Senate has racked up about $200,000 in lawyer costs ... Read more »
Fired Minnesota Senate aide Michael Brodkorb faces DUI, other charges after crash
Fired Minnesota Senate aide Michael Brodkorb faces DUI, other charges after crash MINNEAPOLIS - Fired Minnesota Senate aide Michael Brodkorb has been charged with drunken driving and other counts after a January crash that left him injured. Lilydale City Attorney Thomas Lehmann ... Read more »
Former Senate staffer Brodkorb injured in car accident on I-35E
Former Minnesota Senate staffer Michael Brodkorb was injured Wednesday night in a car accident in Mendota Heights, accordiing to the Minnesota State Patrol. Brodkorb, 39, of Eagan, was taken to Regions Hospital in St. Paul after the accident, which occurred about 9:15 p.m. on ... Read more »
Judge orders Senate, Brodkorb into settlement talks
Posted by: Baird Helgeson under Minnesota legislature, Republicans Updated: September 6, 2012 - 12:38 PM U.S. Chief Magistrate Judge Arthur J. Boylan on Thursday ordered the state of Minnesota and former Republican Senate staffer Michael Brodkorb into confidential settlement talks... Read more »
Senate lawyers move Brodkorb lawsuit to federal court
The Minnesota Senate on Thursday moved the employment discrimination lawsuit filed by former Senate staffer Michael Brodkorb into federal court, where U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson will preside over the case. Brodkorb filed the lawsuit last month in Ramsey County ... Read more »
Minn. Senate’s Legal Costs Top $100K In Scandal
Former senior communications aide Michael Brodkorb sued last month, alleging invasion of privacy, defamation and gender discrimination. He contends that female employees involved in similar relationships didn’t lose their jobs. Brodkorb was fired in December after then-Senate ... Read more »
Another bill comes to Senate for Brodkorb's legal case
The Minnesota Senate is preparing to pay another bill for its legal defense in the case of ex-Senate employee Michael Brodkorb. The Senate has already paid private attorneys more than $190,000 to handle the case. The latest bill, the first Democrats will approve since taking over the ... Read more »
