Minnesota Lawyer

Despite these different frameworks in the three trademark cases, the outcomes were nearly the same: The former was reversed and the latter experienced a partial reversal and partial affirmance.

This coming Memorial Day evokes special memories here in Minnesota.

We may think we have no other choice but to put our professional commitments before our personal lives, or we may just chalk it up to the hazards of the job, but there can be real harms in doing so.

Road litigation is a rarity for the Minnesota appellate court system. But the Court of Appeals recently decided a bundle of them, upholding two concurrently in the middle of the winter, and two more this spring by the Court of Appeals, and one by the Supreme Court.

The Guthrie Diamond Jubilee provides an opportune occasion to look back at some litigation drama it inspired.

The fact that ethics authorities have been unable to provide a clear and comprehensive guide does not mean there are no guidelines.

The month began with All Fool’s Day on the first day of April and concludes with another noteworthy day: the 40th anniversary of a Minnesota cause of action for violations of handbooks or workplace manuals.

The criminal “hush money” case pending against former President Donald Trump has sucked up much of the air surrounding the legal travails in which he is embroiled, but other criminal investigations that could lead to multiple prosecutions are in progress.

In addition to the hints at what’s coming, the oral argument in the challenges to the Biden administration's loan forgiveness program was also revelatory in several ways beyond the validity of the big Biden bailout.

In our view, here are the top five crucial trial court moments where appellate expertise can add outsized value long before any appeal.