Minnesota Lawyer

A group of retired players has decided to dismiss its lawsuit against the NFL now that the lockout is over.

The U.S. Justice Department says the joint venture that built the Hiawatha light rail line in Minneapolis has agreed to pay the government $4.6 million.

A federal appeals panel last week refused to order closure of shipping locks on Chicago-area waterways to prevent Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes, but warned that it might reconsider if the government lags in its efforts to block the dreaded fish’s path.

An attorney has taken out an ad in the obituary section of a Duluth newspaper to let readers know he’s alive and well.

The husband of a community newspaper reporter has been sentenced in Scott County to 20 years in prison for killing the woman.

A 17-year-old Rochester boy has been charged with multiple felonies for allegedly bringing a .44-caliber handgun onto the grounds of a Rochester high school and scuffling with a police officer.

A Rosemount man has been sentenced to 13 months in prison for an extortion scheme that ended with the victim’s suicide.

The state board that regulates attorneys wants a St. Paul lawyer disbarred after he missed a client’s felony trial because he was jailed on drug possession charges.

A Minneapolis man has pleaded guilty to violating the civil rights of an 83-year-old Somali man after assaulting him while yelling that he was Muslim and should go back to Africa.

A federal judge in St. Paul said last week that a group of retired players led by Hall of Famer Carl Eller faces an uphill battle as it seeks to press forward with a lawsuit over unresolved issues stemming from the NFL lockout.