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Minnesota Court of Appeals remands Evenstad family dispute
Minnesota Court of Appeals remands Serene Warren's claims in a high-stakes family trust battle.
St. Thomas forum takes critical look at Trump’s second term
Students gathered April 15 in Minneapolis with professors at the University of St. Thomas School of Law to talk about the first 100 days of the second Trump administration.
Proctor settlement ends long legal fight over city project
The settlement in January of a legal fight over a public works contract has culminated two years of “deceit on the part of elected officials in the city of Proctor, Minnesota,” according to Minneapolis attorney Aaron Dean.
Case illustrates risks in Miller-Shugart settlements
In cases where liability insurance is a factor, settlement agreements known as Miller-Shugart, named after a 1982 opinion of the Minnesota Supreme Court, may be important.
Long-litigated property tax tussle results in $109M settlement fund
The efforts of five class action lawyers and the approval of Ramsey County Judge Leonardo Castro came to fruition just in time for Christmas for thousands of property owners and their heirs.
Joseph W. Anthony, Anthony Ostlund Louwagie Dressen Boylan P.A.
Lying, cheating and stealing is no way to practice law and Joseph Anthony doesn’t.
Jeanette M. Bazis, Greene Espel PLLP
The heat is on at the Eighth Circuit but now at a simmer not a boil.
Barbara Podlucky Berens, Berens & Miller, P.A.
Barbara Podlucky Berens was one of the first women hired as a stockbroker at Merrill Lynch in New York in the 1970s.
Thomas H. Boyd, Winthrop & Weinstine
Last year, the Minnesota Supreme Court explicitly recognized the tort of “negligent selection” of an independent contractor, a tort recognized in approximately 34 other states.
Mark R. Bradford, Bradford, Andresen, Norrie & Camarotto, PLLP
The legal profession may have been surprised when Mark Bradford and Scott Andresen left the well-regarded Bassford Remele firm in 2023.
Mark Briol, Briol & Benson, PLLC
Mark Briol was 19 when he made a life-changing decision.
Michael F. Cockson, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Shareholder cases may be tough to settle because sometimes they involve a lot of emotion, said Michael Cockson of Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP.
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