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Litigation and Contested Matters
OGC attorneys represent the University in a variety of litigation and contested matters. They defend labor and employment, personal injury, statutory and constitutional, and student-related claims brought against the University. These matters found OGC attorneys in state and federal trial and appellate courts, in arbitrations, and in University internal proceedings. In one matter, the Minnesota Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s denial of a new trial in a case where a jury had rejected a multi-million dollar claim asserted by a company that had been retained to—but failed to—negotiate agreements with major telecommunications carriers to enhance cellular phone coverage on the Twin Cities campus.
INT5ERNAL GRIEVANCES
44
ARBITRATIONS
36
AGENCY CLAIMS
18
FAVORABLE RULINGS
UNFAVORABLE RULINGS
10
SETTLED CASES
95% Litigation Success Rate (FY17-FY21)
180 160 140 120 100
80 60 40 20
0
146 6 2
WON LOST MIXED RESULT
Labor and Employment
Compliance Units in the Office of the General Counsel
Clery Compliance Office
The Clery Compliance Office in OGC is responsible for ensuring 0 the University’s compliance with the Clery Act systemwide. The
Clery Compliance Office works cooperatively with each campus to
identify and train Campus Security Authorities (CSAs), compiles
The Clery Compliance Office
1,248
crime statistics, publishes the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report, and provides technical assistance to support each campus.
Individuals trained
Compliance with the Clery Act is contingent upon the identification and training of CSAs who are responsible for forwarding reports of crime to the campus Clery Officer for inclusion in the annual statistical disclosure. The Clery Compliance Office identified and offered training to over 2,000 CSAs across the system’s five campuses and created customized training for University Security. The Clery Compliance Office implemented new processes on each of the five campuses to enhance CSA crime reporting through the creation of an online reporting form.
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