Minnesota Lawyer

St. Cloud State ordered to comply while appeal proceeds.

The most significant legal story this year was the continued evolution in Minnesota’s law firms.

It looks like the Briggs-Taft merger is not quite a done deal as Briggs faces opposition from a client, FurnitureDealer.net.

In what appears to be the first lawsuit of its kind in the state, Andrea Anderson of McGregor, Minnesota, has sued two pharmacies for sex discrimination.

Case is one of first impression in the country.

The term “pursuant to” decided the outcome of a personal injury case at the Supreme Court and thus, in the words of the dissent, provided a windfall to the injured plaintiff.

The Supreme Court set out new strictures for postconviction petitions asserting the invalidity of a DWI test refusal conviction Oct. 2 in a unanimous opinion, Fagin v. Minnesota.

Justices: Defamation suit plaintiff not public figure or official

The plaintiffs seek injunctive relief preventing Minnesota from enforcing the Minnesota Human Rights Act against them.

Medical assistance long-term care is available to a benefits recipient, or “institutionalized spouse” where the recipient’s husband, or “community spouse” owns a life estate in that is not salable.