Daniel E. Gustafson

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Daniel E. Gustafson is a founding member of Gustafson Gluek PLLC. He is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of North Dakota (B.S. 1986) and a cum laude graduate of the University of Minnesota Law School (J.D. 1989). He was a member of the Minnesota Law Review from 1987 to 1989, serving as Associate Research Editor in 1988-1989.

Mr. Gustafson served as a law clerk to the Honorable Diana E. Murphy, United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota (1989-91). He is currently an adjunct professor at the University of Minnesota Law School teaching “Fundamentals of Pretrial Litigation.”

Mr. Gustafson is admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, in the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fifth, Eighth, Ninth, and Eleventh Circuits, and in the United States Supreme Court. He is a member of the Hennepin County, Minnesota State, Federal, and American Bar Associations.

Mr. Gustafson was the president of the Federal Bar Association, Minnesota Chapter for the 2002-2003 year, and vice-chair of the 2003 Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference. He is also currently involved in developing the Federal Bar Association’s Pro Se Project, which coordinates volunteer representation for pro se litigants. In 2001-2010, he was designated by Law & Politics magazine as a “Super Lawyer” in the fields of business litigation and class actions.

After clerking for Judge Murphy, Mr. Gustafson has practiced in the areas of antitrust and consumer protection his entire legal career. He also has developed a boutique local counsel practice, assisting in the representation of clients in patent, trademark and other unfair competition cases.

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Mr. Gustafson is currently or has been actively involved in the representation of plaintiffs and plaintiff classes in numerous cases, including:     
  • St. Barnabas Hospital, Inc., et al. v. Lundbeck, Inc. (D. Minn.)
  • In re Comcast Corp. Set-Top Cable Television Box Antitrust Litig. (E.D. Pa.)
  • In re DRAM Antitrust Litig. (N.D. Cal. and multiple state court actions)
  • In re Medtronic, Inc., Implantable Defibrillators Prod. Liab. Litig. (D. Minn.)
  • In re Medtronic, Inc., Sprint Fidelis Leads Prod. Liab. Litig. (D. Minn.)
  • In re National Arbitration Forum Litig. (D. Minn.)
  • In re Payment Card Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust Litig. (E.D.N.Y.)
  • In re Vitamin C Antitrust Litig. (E.D.N.Y.)
  • In re Flash Memory Antitrust Litig. (N.D. Cal.)
  • Aspartame Antitrust Litig. (E.D. Pa.)
  • Yarrington, et al. v. Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (D. Minn.)
  • In re Cathode Ray Tube Antitrust Litig. (N.D. Cal.)
  • In re Wellbutrin SR Antitrust Litig. (E.D. Pa.)
  • Indirect Laminates (multiple state court indirect purchaser actions)
  • SAJ Distributors, Inc. v. SmithKline Beecham Corp. (E.D. Va.) (Augmentin antitrust litigation)
  • MSG Indirect Purchaser Litig. (multiple antitrust indirect purchaser actions)
  • Nichols v. Smith Kline Beecham Corp. (E.D. Pa.) (Paxil antitrust litigation)
  • In re St. Paul Travelers Sec. Litig. (securities fraud litigation; D. Minn.)
  • In re MSG Antitrust Litig. (D. Minn.)
  • Lazy Oil, Inc. v. Witco Corp., (W.D.Pa)
  • In re BP Propane Indirect Purchase Antitrust Litig. (N.D. Ill.)
  • In re Urethane Antitrust Litig. (D. Cal.)
  • In re Air Cargo Shipping Services Antitrust Litig. (E.D.N.Y.)
  • In re TFT-LCD (Flat Panel) Antitrust Litig. (N.D. Cal.)
  • In re Molybdenum Antitrust Litig.,(W.D. Pa.)
  • In re Commercial Explosives Antitrust Litig., (D. Utah)
  • In re Catfish Antitrust Litig., (D. Miss.)
  • Infant Formula Antitrust Litig. (multiple state court actions; lead trial counsel for Wisconsin action)
  • Shaw v. Dallas Cowboys Football Club, (E.D. Pa.)
  • In re Magnetic Audiotape Antitrust Litig., (S.D.N.Y.)
  • In re High Pressure Laminates Antitrust Litig., (S.D.N.Y.)
  • In re Motorsports Merchandise Antitrust Litig., (N.D. Ga.)
  • In re Steel Drums Antitrust Litig., (S.D. Ohio)
  • In re Steel Pails Antitrust Litig., (S.D. Ohio)
  • In re Bulk Popcorn Antitrust Litig., (D. Minn.)
  • In re Workers’ Compensation Ins. Antitrust Litig.,(D. Minn.)
  • In re Commercial Tissue Antitrust Litig., (N.D. Fla.)
  • In re Sodium Gluconate Antitrust Litig., (N.D. Cal.)
  • AL Tech Specialty Steel Corp. v. UCAR Int’l., (E.D. Pa.).

Mr. Gustafson is also currently or has been involved in other non-class complex litigation concerning unfair competition, trademark and patent infringement claims, including:
  • KBA-Giori, North America, Inc., v. Muhlbauer, Inc. (E.D. Va.) (“KBA I”)
  • KBA-Giori, North America, Inc., v. Muhlbauer, Inc. (E.D. Va.) (“KBA II”)
  • Spine Solutions, Inc. v. Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. (W.D. Tenn.)
  • In re J.D. Edwards World Solutions Company, (AAA)(trial counsel for Quantegy and Amherst)
  • National Metal Technologies Inc. v. Alliant Techsystems Inc. (S.D. Cal.)
  • INO Therapeutics Inc. v. SensorMedics Corp. (D. NJ)
  • Medical Graphics Corp. v. SensorMedics Corp., (D. Minn.)
  • Medtronic, Inc. v. Intermedics Inc., (D. Minn.)
  • Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. v. Robert Warner, (D. Minn.)
  • Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. v. Intermedics Inc., (D. Minn.)
  • Eastman Kodak Co. v. Minnesota Mining & Mfg. Co., (W.D.N.Y.)
  • On Assignment, Inc. v. Callander, (Minn., 4th Jud. Dist.)
  • Rainforest Cafe, Inc. v. Amazon, Inc., (D. Minn.)
  • Transclean v. Motorvac, (D. Minn.)
  • Ryobi Ltd. v. Truth Hardware Corp., (D. Minn.)
  • Minnesota Mining & Mfg. Co. v. Fellowes Mfg. Co., (D. Minn.)