Gary J. Haugen
Partner
f612.642.8325
gary.haugen@maslon.com
3300 Wells Fargo Center
90 South Seventh Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Gary J. Haugen is a partner in Maslon’s Litigation Group. A central focus of his practice is the litigation of insurance-related disputes, product liability, mass tort and professional liability claims. He has represented policyholders and insurers in disputes involving property, liability, life, health and disability insurance. He has represented product manufacturers, drug and medical device companies, utilities and other companies in product liability and mass tort litigation.
Gary, a frequent lecturer on a broad range of insurance and tort litigation subjects, is a former member of the adjunct faculty at the University of Minnesota, where he taught insurance law. He serves as general counsel to the Minnesota Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association and is the former chair of the Federal Practice Committee for U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota.
- Litigation
- Insurance
- Insurance Coverage Litigation
- Tort & Product Liability
- Mass Torts, MDL and Class Actions
- Punitive Damages
- Insurance Counseling
- Self-Insured Services
- Life Insurance
- Insurance Regulatory Matters
- Intellectual Property Litigation
- Products Liability
- Explosions and Fires
- Drugs and Medical Devices
- University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota,
1974
J.D. - St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota,
1970
B.A.
- Minnesota, 1974
- U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1975
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1986
- U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 1994
- U.S. Tax Court, 1992
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1978
- American Bar Association - Member; Litigation Section - Member; Tort and Insurance Practice Section - Member
- Minnesota State Bar Association - Member
- Hennepin County Bar Association - Member
- Products Liability Advisory Council - Member
- Summit Academy OIC - Member of Board of Directors
- U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, Federal Practice Committee - past Chair
- “Insurance Law”, Adjunct Faculty, Vanderbilt University Law School, 2009 - 2012
- “Punitive Damages in Bad Faith Cases”, Minnesota Insurance Bad Faith Claims, Lorman Education Services, 2004
- “Insurance Law”, Adjunct Faculty, University of Minnesota Law School, 2002
- “Recent Developments in Punitive Damages Law" , Tort Law Update, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, 2002
- “Tools for Limiting the Scope of Discovery”, Anatomy of Fire Litigation, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, 1998
- “Evidence in the Courtroom: How it Really Works, Evidentiary and Trial Issues in a Punitive Damage Case”, Minnesota CLE, 1994
- “Protecting Directors and Officers from Personal Liability”, Director and Officer Liability, Minnesota CLE, 1994
- “Punitive Damages: Developments and Horizons”, Insurance Claims and Management, (co-chair), Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, 1993
- “Prophylactic Practice: How to Avoid Malpractice and Related Viruses”, Legal Malpractice and the Trial Lawyer, Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, 1992
- “Bad Faith: The Claims Department Attention Getter”, Insurance Claims and Management, (co-chair), Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, 1992
- “ERISA Preemption”, ERISA Benefit Claim Litigation, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, 1992
- “Releases in Minnesota”, Case Evaluation, Settlement Methods, Documentation and Other Aids to Representation, Minnesota CLE, 1991
- “Federal Jurisdiction and Venue”, Practicing in Federal District Court in Minnesota, Minnesota CLE, 1991
- “Recent Developments in Bad Faith Actions: What Does it Mean for Insurers?” , 1991 Insurance Contract and Coverage Briefing, Executive Enterprise, Inc., 1991
- “Update on Punitive Damages" , Tort Law Institute, Minnesota CLE, 1988
- “Punitive Damages and Other Remedies in Class Action Litigation”, Planning, Initiating, and Defending Class Action Litigation, Minnesota CLE, 1986
- “Use of the Examination Under Oath in Arson and Fraud Cases”, Property Loss Research Bureau, Loss Managers Conference, 1985
- “Products Liability for the Business Lawyer”, Minnesota CLE, 1984
- “Punitive Damages in Minnesota: Common Law and Developments Under Minn. Stat. 549.20,", Punitive Damages in Products Liability Litigation, (chair), Minnesota CLE, 1983
- “Developments in Legal Malpractice by Trial Attorneys”, Minnesota CLE, 1981
- Directors’ and Officers’ Liability Insurance, Minnesota Insurance Law Deskbook, 4th ed. 2011
- Punitive Damages: Juries’ Hardball Meets Legislative Bat, (co-author), Bench & Bar of Minnesota 50, 1993
- Punitive Damages in Minnesota: Common Law and Developments Under 549.20 of the Minnesota Statutes, (co-author), 11 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 353 (1985)
- Examination Under Oath, (co-author), Bench & Bar of Minnesota 41, 1984
- AV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell (AV, BV, and CV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties, Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies)
