Minnesota Lawyer

The multitude of arrangements that characterize the modern workplace raises a number of questions concerning the status of workers. A recurring issue is whether they ...

Whistleblowers have experienced quite a roller coaster ride of successes and failures recently in Minnesota jurisprudence. (See Perspectives, “What have they done to the Whistleblowers ...

“[N]ever send to know for whom the bells tolls: it tolls for thee.” John Donne, Devotions (1624) Unlike horseshoes, litigation is a contest in which ...

“How different the new order would be if we could consult the veteran instead of the politician.” ~Henry Miller, The Wisdom of The Heart (1941) ...

The law of defamation is of ancient vintage. Yet, new legal doctrines occasionally emerge, some resulting in significant changes in the law, e.g., New York ...

Expert witness testimony has become a staple of litigation. Combat over its admissibility is also commonplace. (See Perspectives, “Mystique and mistakes of expert witness testimony,” ...

The term “hostile environment” has permeated employment litigation over the past several years. The term is used to describe the type of workplace relationships that ...

Seeking attorney’s fee awards has become somewhat of a cottage industry for litigators in Minnesota. (See Perspectives “Attorney Sanctions: No Hindsight, Delayed Oversight” Minnesota Lawyer, ...

Courts generally abhor defaults. The preference for cases to be adjudicated on the merits, rather than by default, is of long-standing tradition in Minnesota. (See ...

“Neither a borrower, nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend.” — W. Shakespeare, Hamlet, I. iii. 75 Lenders lie perilous ...