The issuance of unpublished opinions by appellate courts is viewed as an indulgence for some judges and often an irritant for many litigants and their ...
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“What is the worst of woes that wait on Age?” -Lord Byron, Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage sec. 2.98 Age discrimination litigation is becoming more than a ...
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Claimants asserting disability discrimination claims might consider trying the lottery instead. Employees who claim disability discrimination in the workplace hardly ever win cases that reach ...
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“For a moment the lie becomes truth.” – F. M. Dostoevski, The Brothers Karamazov (1879), Epilogue, Ch. 2 The old saying that “close only counts ...
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The recent ruling by Hennepin County District Court Judge Harry Crump ordering the Minnesota Twins to play the 2002 baseball season at the Metrodome and ...
Read More »Court to consider complex concerns in ‘Kolton’ case
Many observers were surprised by the ruling last summer of the Minnesota Court of Appeals in Kolton v. County of Anoka, 628 N.W.2d 643 (Minn. ...
Read More »Court to consider complex concerns in ‘Kolton’ case
Many observers were surprised by the ruling last summer of the Minnesota Court of Appeals in Kolton v. County of Anoka, 628 N.W.2d 643 (Minn. ...
Read More »Out-of-court witnesses: hearsay or heresy
“‘Hearsay’ is a statement other than one made by the declarant while testifying at the trial or hearing, offered in evidence to prove the truth ...
Read More »Recent cases reflect lengths and limits of laches
Laches is a doctrine that is rarely invoked by the courts. Basically, it is an equitable doctrine that precludes a party from proceeding with a ...
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