A new documentary on Netflix about "fertility fraud" raises questions about what legal action could be taken if such events occurred here.
Read More »8th Circuit rules for university in employee’s disability suit
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of the University of Minnesota in a disability lawsuit, upholding the District Court’s granting of summary judgment.
Read More »Medical suit yields $111 million award
A federal jury in Minneapolis has awarded damages exceeding $111 million to a former St. Cloud State University student after finding he received insufficient surgical care following a gruesome soccer injury, resulting in permanent disability.
Read More »Justices send hearing-loss case back to workers’ comp judge
In a case involving a worker’s hearing loss, the Minnesota Supreme Court has held that a workers’ compensation judge erred in not determining whether the last noise-exposure employer has a right to reimbursement against a previous, significant-exposure employer.
Read More »Court rules for Sleep Number
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a preliminary injunction, finding that the company was likely to succeed on the merits in a lawsuit claiming it owns technology developed during the course of a consulting relationship.
Read More »COVID pandemic ‘commandeering’ case remanded to District Court
The Minnesota Supreme Court has kept a COVID-19 lockdown lawsuit alive, sending it to a lower court to decide whether a hospitality business was “commandeered” during the pandemic.
Read More »8th Circuit: Election law does not violate First Amendment
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a portion of the Minnesota Fair Campaign Practices Act that bars lying about a party endorsement does not violate the First Amendment.
Read More »Widower wins insurance dispute
The 8th U.S. Circuit of Appeals ruling faults a poor benefits enrollment system.
Read More »Lawyer suspended for wrongly placing client’s money in business account
A 75-year-old lawyer who is no longer taking on new clients has been suspended from the practice of law for 90 days.
Read More »Legally (but not factually) innocent
Possessing a BB gun — even though that BB gun is no longer considered a firearm under Minnesota law — does not establish factual innocence to make one eligible for exoneration compensation.
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