Minnesota Lawyer

A federal jury has awarded a record $564 million in damages to victims of a massive Ponzi scheme by Minnesota businessman Tom Petters.

Democratic Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison defeated Republican newcomer Jim Schultz in Tuesday’s election to win a second term in a race that turned largely on crime and abortion.

Vonage has agreed to pay $100 million to resolve a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lawsuit that alleges the Holmdel, New Jersey-based cloud communications company failed to give customers an easy way to cancel their internet-based telephone services and charged them excessive fees.

The Supreme Court’s historically low public standing has prompted a national conversation about the court’s legitimacy.

The lack of diversity in the upper levels of pro sports organizations — from head coaches on up — caught the eye of a University of St. Thomas law professor, and he’s decided to do something about it.

An Indianapolis doctor who performed an abortion on a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio is suing Indiana's attorney general, seeking to block him from using allegedly "frivolous" consumer complaints to issue subpoenas seeking patients' confidential medical records.

A Black Muslim woman who was removed from her seat on a plane based on an accusation of theft by a store manager saw her defamation case reopened on Oct. 31 and returned to the District Court.

The rapidly expanding lineup of foods and beverages containing the active ingredient in marijuana that Minnesotans 21 and older now can purchase legally is only the tip of the iceberg.

Two of the largest U.S. pharmacy chains announced agreements in principle Wednesday to pay about $5 billion each to settle lawsuits nationwide over the toll of opioids, and a lawyer said Walmart is in discussions for a deal.

Different rules can lead to consequences, including deportation.