Munir R. Meghjee

Munir Meghjee is a first-chair trial lawyer with more than 30 years of experience representing clients in high-stakes litigation nationwide, primarily on the plaintiff side. He has led major cases through jury and bench trials and arbitration, securing significant verdicts, settlements, and arbitration awards for his clients. Today, a key focus of his practice is healthcare litigation, where he represents health plans and other healthcare payors in complex disputes.

Health Care Litigation

Healthcare payors turn to Munir when disputes over provider conduct, reimbursement, and billing practices can’t be resolved short of a courtroom or arbitration panel. His experience includes:

• Pursuing affirmative recovery on behalf of healthcare payors for fraudulent and improper billing practices, including pass-through billing schemes and other forms of provider fraud.
• Representing health plans in significant payor-provider disputes involving reimbursement and complex contractual and commercial issues.
• Serving as lead trial counsel in confidential arbitrations that have resulted in tens of millions of dollars in recoveries for healthcare clients.

Education

• Northwestern University School of Law, J.D., cum laude; Articles Editor for the Law Review
• Colorado College, B.A., Political Economy

Representative Matters

Lead trial counsel in numerous confidential arbitrations on behalf of healthcare clients, achieving tens of millions of dollars in recoveries in complex payor/provider disputes and pass-through billing claims. 

In re Little River Healthcare Holdings, LLC et. al.: Trial counsel, obtaining a complete defense verdict against a $30 million claim brought by a bankruptcy trustee and validating proofs of claims of over $39 million after a two-week bench trial in Federal Bankruptcy Court.

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Florida, Inc. v. DaVita Inc. (M.D. Fla. 19-cv-00574): Trial counsel for plaintiff Florida Blue in breach of contract and fraud case against DaVita in the Middle District of Florida. Case resolved successfully on confidential terms during trial. 

Served as first chair of the trial team representing Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Missouri and other Blue Cross Blue Shield plans in litigation against defendants who conspired to defraud the healthcare insurers through utilization of a laboratory pass-through billing scheme. The defendants and their co-conspirators took control of a Critical Access Hospital in Unionville, MO called Putnam County Memorial Hospital, and used the hospital to bill our clients $18 million for lab tests performed by their laboratory in Colorado. By billing the tests through the hospital, they obtained substantially inflated reimbursement. Robins Kaplan secured a jury verdict for compensatory and punitive damages totaling $25.6 million.

State of Minnesota v. Juul Labs, Inc. et al.: Co-lead trial counsel in the State of Minnesota litigation against e-cigarette manufacturer JUUL and Altria for deceptively marketing tobacco products and targeting Minnesota’s youth. After a three-week trial, which settled prior to closing arguments, JUUL and Altria were ordered to pay a total of $60.5 million to the State of Minnesota over an eight-year period. This settlement is the largest per capita of all 48 states and territories that have settled with JUUL. Minnesota was the first state in the nation to go to trial.

Lead trial counsel in Covidien v. Esch in which a federal jury in the District of Massachusetts held the defendant, a former Covidien employee, liable for breaching his contracts with Covidien by disclosing and using confidential information to start his own company. 

Court-appointed federal-state liaison Counsel in the Abilify Multi-District Litigation, MDL 2734 (N.D. Fla.) 

Counsel in the Benicar Multi-District Litigation, MDL No. 2606 (D.N.J.)

Pro Bono co-counsel with the Illinois Attorney General in civil rights litigation brought by the State of Illinois against the City of Chicago resulting in a consent decree to remedy police misconduct and civil rights violations (N.D. Ill.).

Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Reinsurance Association et al. v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (Minn.) and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota et al. v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (D. Minn.). Trial counsel for nonprofits, foundations, and pension plans in litigation regarding losses incurred during participation in a securities lending program run by Wells Fargo. 

Eolas Technologies, Inc. and The Regents of the University of California v. Microsoft Corporation (N.D. Ill.). Trial counsel on behalf of Eolas Technologies, Inc. and The Regents of the University of California in an action for patent infringement of web browser technology for the delivery of interactive applications embedded in web pages.

Edge Specialists, Inc. v. Citadel (N.D. Ill.). Represented Edge in a patent infringement case related to automated derivative trading.

Network Gateway Solutions, LLC v. MultiTech Systems, Inc. (D. Del.). Represented MultiTech in a patent infringement case.

Sharper Image Corporation v. Honeywell (N.D. Cal.). Represented Honeywell in a patent infringement case related to air cleaners.

DiMassa v. Medtronic AVE (Cal.). Trade secret litigation concerning the Bonneau stent which was the platform for the AVE business.

VistaPrint Technologies Ltd. v. 123Print, Inc., et al. (D. Minn.). Represented 123Print in a patent infringement case.

Ingenix, Inc. v. Contexo Media, et al. (D. Minn.). Represented Ingenix in commercial litigation. 

Jennie-O Turkey Store, Inc. v. Feye (Minn.). Trial counsel for Jennie-O Turkey Store.

Cross Medical v. Medtronic Sofamor Danek. Appellate counsel for Medtronic Sofamor Danek.

Casey v. U.S. Bank. N.A. Appellate counsel for U.S. Bank.

Ricoh Corp. v. Pitney Bowes Inc. Appellate counsel for Pitney Bowes Inc.

Electromotive Div. of General Motors Corp. v. Transportation Systems Div. of General Elec. Co. Appellate counsel for Global diversified technology and financial services company.

• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (2020-2023, 2026-2027 editions)
• Named a “Minnesota Super Lawyer,” Super Lawyers (2016-2026)
• Listed in "500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers," Lawdragon (2023-2026)
• Named to "Top Lawyers List," Minnesota Monthly (2024)
• Named "Attorney of the Year," Minnesota Lawyer (2021, 2023)

Civic

• Guthrie Theater, Former Member of the Board of Directors
• Page Education Foundation, Former Member of Advisory Board
• Twin Cities Diversity in Practice, Former Member of the Board of Directors
• Just The Beginning Foundation, Summer Legal Institute, Former Member of the Steering Committee for Minnesota Program
• Jungle Theater, Former Member of the Board of Directors
• Headwaters Foundation, Former Member of the Board of Directors
• Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis, Former Member Board of Directors
• Mid-Minnesota Legal Assistance,  Former Member Board of Directors
• Co-Chair of the Minnesota Minority Recruitment Conference (2003 and 2004)
• Twin Cities Committee on Minorities in Large Law Firms (2004-2007)

Professional

• American Association for Justice
• Minnesota Association for Justice
• National Asian Pacific American Bar Association; Co-Chair, Mass Torts Committee
• American Bar Association
• Federal Bar Association
• Eighth Circuit Bar Association
• Federal Circuit Bar Association
• Hennepin County Bar Association
• Minnesota State Bar Association
• Federal Practice Committee, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota (2011-2013)

Speeches

• Marketing for Mass Torts and the Associated Ethical Issues
  Masters of Mass Tort 2019, Cancun, Mexico (February 28, 2019)
• Personal Jurisdiction Post Bristol Myers Squibb All Is Not Lost Yet
  American Association for Justice 2018 Annual Convention, Denver, Colorado (July 8, 2018)
• Litigation Finance Overview and Ethical Considerations
  2017 NAPABA Convention, Washington, D.C. (November 3, 2017)
• Redefining Personal Jurisdiction post Bristol Myers
  Asian American Bar Association of New York 8th Annual Fall Conference, New York, New York (September 23, 2017)
• Financing Your Practice What Successful Firms Need to Know About Law Firm Finance
  American Association for Justice, Montreal, Canada (July 12, 2015)
• Distinctions with a Difference: A Comparison of Federal and State Court Appeals
  The 2014 Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, Minnesota CLE, St. Paul, Minnesota (May 19, 2014)
• Purposeful Written Discovery
  Minnesota CLE’s First Litigation Advocacy Institute, Winning Before Trial, Minneapolis, Minnesota (June 4, 2009)
• On the Stand: Are You and Your CEO Prepared to Testify in Court?
  Los Angeles County Bar Association Corporate Law Departments Section, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. and Southwestern Law School, Los Angeles, California (September 9, 2008)
• Hiring Issues
  Retention and Beyond: Diversity Challenges and Solutions in Minnesota's Legal Workplaces, co-sponsored by the Diversity Committee of the MSBA and Minnesota CLE, Minneapolis, Minnesota (April 19, 2004)
• Economic Espionage Act
  Pinstripes to Jailstripes CLE, Minneapolis, Minnesota (September 17, 2002)

Media Mentions

• “The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers,” Lawdragon (February 28, 2025)
• “Stepping into the Shoes of the Department of Justice: The Unusual, Necessary, and Hopeful Path the Illinois Attorney General Took to Require Police Reform in Chicago,” Northwestern Law Journal of Law and Social Policy (Winter 2020)