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.
Read More »Professor sees politics in many moves to senior judge status
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.
Read More »MSOP transfers must be timely
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.
Read More »Talent officer brings broad experience to Nilan Johnson Lewis
The firm has appointed Sara Gross Methner to be chief attorney talent officer, a role that includes overseeing attorney development.
Read More »Ruling addresses scope of Minnesota Franchise Act
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.
Read More »Unsolicited advice on career move was defamatory, court affirms
An appeals court affirmed that there is no qualified privilege in Minnesota for defamatory statements made while dispensing unsolicited career advice.
Read More »Renewed efforts to bar ‘noncompetes’
If enacted, two bills would make noncompete provisions unenforceable unless they meet certain criteria.
Read More »Supreme Court disbars immigration attorney
The Minnesota Supreme Court disbarred Ignatius Chukwuemeka Udeani on Jan. 25 for multiple instances of misconduct over nine years and against multiple clients.
Read More »Thissen questions ‘aggravating factor’
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.
Read More »McDonald’s franchisee agrees to overhaul its harassment policy
A Minnesota McDonald’s franchisee has agreed to make sweeping changes to its policies and organization regarding sexual harassment.
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