Minnesota Lawyer

Employers are facing pressure on all fronts over their practice, either chosen or inadvertent, of misclassifying workers as independent contractors instead of full-time, benefit-earning employees.

In a major milestone in the smartphone patent wars, a federal jury has found that Apple Inc. infringed on three patents in its iPhone with regard to the camera feature and the handling and rejection of calls.

The legal debate over gay marriage can be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court now that the en banc 9th Circuit has declined to review a three-judge panel’s ruling that erased a voter ban on same-sex marriage.

A hefty $34.5 million legal malpractice verdict against Massachusetts law firm Holland & Knight is a wake-up call to lawyers about the pitfalls of creating an “accidental client” relationship.

When he found his law firm revisiting the same questions year after year — Are we going to hire a new associate? Do we need additional office space? Which practice areas are growing? Which are shrinking? — Robert A. Young decided to embark on creating a strategic plan for his firm.

Plaintiffs’ lawyers are investigating eye infection outbreaks across the country due to contamination of the drug Avastin.

A looming deadline that will require reporting of personal injury settlements to Medicare has united trial lawyers who are normally adversaries in personal injury cases.

If you notice a juror staring off into the vaulted courtroom ceiling during your carefully planned trial, you may have a juror with attention-deficit disorder.

Cloud computing has become so convenient for lawyers that security has almost become an afterthought.

An injured railroad worker suing under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act need only prove that the railroad company’s negligence played a part — no matter how small — in his injury, the Supreme Court has ruled in a 5-4 decision.