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.
Read More »Promoting success, not punishing failure
The Minnesota Justice Research Center says it will use a recently awarded grant to bolster efforts to make community supervision of offenders less punitive and more supportive.
Read More »Restaurant faces another lawsuit over salmonella hospitalization
Salmonella is on the menu again at a Minnesota restaurant that has had numerous health code violations, according to a lawsuit filed in Dakota County.
Read More »U.S. justices to hear Hennepin tax case
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Jan. 13 to hear the case of 93-year-old Geraldine Tyler, whose condo was seized by Hennepin County in 2015 for failure to pay her taxes.
Read More »Panel advances measure to fund public defenders
The Minnesota House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee heard testimony Jan. 10 from the Board of Public Defense, which hopes the full House of Representatives will pass HF 90 to fully fund public defenders.
Read More »Court upholds Bremer trustee ouster
The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld the removal of Brian Lipschultz as a trustee of the Otto Bremer Trust.
Read More »Hennepin court’s return to in-person eviction hearings draws criticism
Citing a significant backlog of cases since the pandemic-related eviction moratorium was lifted, Hennepin County District Court has resumed in-person hearings for many cases instead of handling them remotely.
Read More »Lawyer receives third suspension for disrespecting court staff, judge
A Minnesota lawyer who has already been suspended twice and admonished three times since being admitted to practice law in 1990 has been suspended again.
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