Minnesota Lawyer

Contrary to popular belief, hearsay testimony is not necessarily heresy in legal proceedings. Out-of-court statements offered for the truth of the statements may be admissible in a number of different contexts.

Defamation claimants rarely win cases that make it to the appellate court system in Minnesota. But that doesn’t keep them from trying.

The real estate market is on fire and family court cases are not slowing down. We recently sat down with Mitch Irwin, who specializes in mortgages in the context of divorce.

Until recently, if you asked most lawyers, some judges, and certainly the Minnesota Supreme Court, which judges make law in Minnesota, the answer would have been simple. But the times, they are a-changing.

A pair of recent overtime cases arose in unusual contexts and resulted in losses for the claimants. Because of their varied settings, they merit scrutiny by employers and employees alike, as well as those who represent them in litigation proceedings.

A number of recently decided cases, including three concurrent ones by the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, illustrate the difficulties prison inmates face in seeking to improve their condition, even amid the dangers imposed by COVID-19.

Many clients simply don’t appreciate the structural differences between state and federal court, and the importance of staying in one lane or the other.

The Minnesota Supreme Court recently addressed the alleged abandonment of a dog and determined rightful ownership of the pup.

The economic travails that have confronted individuals and businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic would, at first blush, seem to lead to an increase in bankruptcies. But that has not been so.

June witnesses the anniversaries of a pair of major First Amendment decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court from cases arising here in Minnesota.