Minnesota Lawyer

A state agency has asked a court to throw out a lawsuit alleging that Minnesota taxpayers have been wrongfully charged for more than 37,000 abortions on indigent women since 1999.

A short-term Internet lender will pay a fine of $760,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the Minnesota attorney general.

William Melchert-Dinkel, 50, of Faribault, was convicted last year on two counts of aiding suicide. His attorney is asking the Minnesota Supreme Court to overturn those convictions.

Legal news from the Midwest region.

A company that buys bad debts has agreed to change its collection practices after the state of Minnesota accused it of filing unreliable court papers and carelessly targeting people for debts they didn’t owe, Attorney General Lori Swanson announced last week.

University of Minnesota officials have denied an employee’s request for a hearing to clear his name after two female students accused him of sexual harassment.

Legal news from the Midwest region.

A judge says an 8-year-old boy who was allegedly starved by a Minnesota couple will remain in foster care for now.

A special panel tasked with looking at alternatives to Minnesota’s costly, high-security program for dangerous sex offenders recommended state legislators consider less restrictive regional treatment facilities.

The Minnesota Supreme Court says the Democratic Party had the authority to put another candidate’s name on the ballot after Rep. Kerry Gauthier decided he would not seek re-election for his Duluth-area legislative seat.