Minnesota Lawyer

The ruling directed the city of Cohasset to issue a new decision on the need for an environmental impact statement with regard to a proposed large manufacturing facility.

One law professor who recently published in the Minnesota Law Review argues that the politicization of the courts has been happening for the past two decades.

Patients in the Minnesota Sex Offender Program have a clearly established right to transfer to a reduction in custody in a reasonable amount of time following a transfer order, the Minnesota Supreme Court has held.

The firm has appointed Sara Gross Methner to be chief attorney talent officer, a role that includes overseeing attorney development.

The U.S. District Court determined that the Minnesota Franchise Act does not expand to out-of-state franchisees simply because Minnesota-based franchisors consent to the sale of the franchise to the out-of-state franchisee. The litigation rages on, however, as the out-of-state franchisee alleges that actions undertaken by the franchisor did trigger the MFA.

An appeals court affirmed that there is no qualified privilege in Minnesota for defamatory statements made while dispensing unsolicited career advice.

If enacted, two bills would make noncompete provisions unenforceable unless they meet certain criteria.

The Minnesota Supreme Court disbarred Ignatius Chukwuemeka Udeani on Jan. 25 for multiple instances of misconduct over nine years and against multiple clients.

While Justice Paul Thissen concurred in the ruling to disbar Ignatius Chukwuemeka Udeani, he wrote separately to express his continued concern about treating noncooperation with disciplinary proceedings as an aggravating factor.

A Minnesota McDonald’s franchisee has agreed to make sweeping changes to its policies and organization regarding sexual harassment.