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With great power comes great responsibility
Civil practice isn't for the faint of heart Depositions, the rules framing them and the power of the Rule 30 (b) (6) deposition are discussed by Seth Leventhal at Minnesota Litigator, who notes a case before Judge Doty where the litigants are fiv[...]
Pigs Fly Friday: Law students need help with legalese, Iowa Supremes decide first abortion case in over 40 years, and Justice Thomas sides with liberals
ABA task force: Law students need help with all that fine print The American Bar Association Journal reports on the grim findings from an ABA Task Force on the Financing of Legal Education The 62-page report examines a wide range of worrisome t[...]
Frank tells state to step up to the plate. Now.
Frank to state: Get it together In case you haven’t heard, Judge Donovan Frank has declared the MSOP’s treatment of sex offenders, and lack thereof, is unconstitutional. In Karsjens, et al. v. Cynthia Jesson et al. , Judge Frank wrote,[�[...]
The right client can take bad news
Think about what it will be like to deliver bad news to a client before you take the case Create realistic expectations from day one – that advice is crucial to the attorney- client relationship, and never more so than when the attorney has to d[...]
Friday attempt at levity edition
‘Alito’ gets a rest The Onion—and we know they don’t always tell the truth—published the following yesterday: “Struggling Justice Alito Sent Down to Lower Federal Court.“ It “quotes” Chief Justice John Roberts as saying, �[...]
A challenge to Minnesota Family Preservation Act, the thick skin of attorney Mark Fiddler, and another prison horror story from Louisiana
Native couple files federal suit over state’s adoption rules The Washington Post looks at the federal lawsuit brought by an unidentified Native American couple who say the Minnesota Indian Family Preservation Act is unconstitutional. Similar to [...]
$10 million arb award affirmed and 8th circuit reinstates case over robocalls
Doty confirms $10 million arbitration award in case that appellate court dismissed U.S. District Court Judge David Doty has upheld a $10 million arbitration award secured by attorney David Davenport for MJ Solutions GmbH, Minnesota Litigator rep[...]
Not okay to challenge clients to duel, okay to channel Eminem in Facebook postings, and more local news orgs targeted in libel claim
Now that’s an alternative billing practice… At Above the Law, Joe Patrice recounts the amusing/appalling/utterly unbelievable details in a disciplinary case involving an Illinois attorney Donald Franz. If nothing else, it’s a cautionary tale[...]
Best concurrence EVER, best field trip EVER
Signature shackles Stop using an e-mail signature, advises Lisa Needham on Lawyerist. Many sign off with”Best,” which is “the most anodyne way one could possibly end something.” Free yourself from your shackles unless you are writing to[...]
This job is so mundane it’s not really practicing law
Do you understand what an irritated contract reviewer could do to you? Hey, you document reviewers out there—there’s good news and bad news on the Wall Street Journal Law Blog today. The good news is a New York woman has founded United Con[...]
WestlawNext is taking over, don’t tip a toe in the ocean of immigration law, and update on the crazy Wisconsin Supreme Court
New sheriff in town Lawyerist reports that Thomson Reuters is sending Westlaw Classic to live on a nice farm where it can shepardize. Great pun but likely a rough transition for lawyers of a certain age, like I, who don’t like technology chang[...]
U of M ranked 28th best law school in country
The University of Minnesota has moved up five spots in the annual ranking of the nation's top 50 law schools from the legal news website Above the Law. Coming at number 28, the U was the only law school in Minnesota to crack the list. Above the[...]
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