Minnesota Lawyer

In the words of Rule 15.01 of the State Rules, permission to amend is to be “freely given if justice so requires.”

Arbitration is an increasingly popular way to resolve legal disputes. Its goal is to do so more efficiently, economically, quickly, with greater expertise, and more ...

The issue of standing was central to three high-profile cases decided during the 2012-2013 term of the U.S. Supreme Court.

The state and federal courts in Minnesota recently passed upon six cases involving a variety of issues relating to use of expert witnesses in litigation.

Shortly before the high-profile Zimmerman case played out in Florida, the Minnesota Court of Appeals decided a much lower-profile case dealing with the doctrine of self-defense.

The Federal Medical & Family Leave Act, which covers about 25 percent of the workforce, allows permanent employees with companies of 50 or more employees to take time off for medical-related reasons.

A quintet of recent contract cases reflects the rich diversity the courts face in adjudicating contract disputes.

As the 2012-13 school year draws to a close, pupils and educators are sorting out the results of six recent rulings of the Minnesota Court of Appeals and its federal counterpart.

In rare instances, the appellate tribunal reverses the ULJ decisions against an employee, as occurred recently in four cases.

Withdrawing a plea is about as hard as putting the proverbial camel through the eye of a needle, as reflected in a trio of recent cases.