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Gary J. Haugen 
Partner

Phone: 612.672.8325
Fax: 612.642.8325
email: gary.haugen@maslon.com

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 Federal Practice Committee for U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota.  He was a law clerk to United States District Court Judge Donald D. Alsop, District of Minnesota in 1975-1976.

Areas of Practice
  • Litigation
  • Insurance
  • Insurance Coverage Litigation
  • Insurance Counseling
  • Self-Insured Services
  • Life Insurance
  • Insurance Regulatory Matters
  • Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Tort & Product Liability
  • Products Liability
  • Mass Torts, MDL and Class Actions
  • Explosions and Fires
  • Drugs and Medical Devices
  • Punitive Damages
Education
  • University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1974, J.D.
  • St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, 1970, B.A.
Cases & Transactions
  • In Re: Silicone Implant Insurance Coverage Litigation, 652 N.W.2d 46 (Minn. Ct. App. 2002)
  • Honeywell, Inc. v. Minnesota Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association, 110 F.3d 547 (8th Cir. 1997); cert. denied 522 U.S. 858 (1997); reh'g denied 522 U.S. 1009 (1997)
  • Schneider (Europe) v. Scimed Life Systems, 26 F.3d 140 (Fed. Cir. Minn. 1994)
  • Honeywell, Inc. v. Minnesota Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association, 518 N.W.2d 557 (Minn. 1994)
  • National Hockey League v. National Hockey League Players Association, 789 F.Supp. 288 (D. Minn. 1992)
  • Consolidated Beef Industries, Inc. v. New York Life Insurance Company, 949 F.2d 960 (8th Cir. 1991); cert. denied 503 U.S. 985 (1992)
  • Christey v. United States of America, 841 F.2d 809 (8th Cir. 1988); cert. denied 89 U.S. 1016 (1989)
  • Defense of wrongful death, personal injury and property damage claims arising out of the St. Paul 3rd and Maria Gas Explosion Litigation.
  • Defense of the wrongful death actions arising out of the Chicago Tylenol murders

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