Minnesota Lawyer

Redistricting, it seems, is in Peter Wattson’s blood. As he has been many times over the years, he is in the thick of it yet again — this time, for the first time, as a plaintiff.

As the Minnesota Supreme Court declined to hear Derek Chauvin's appeal to block a third-degree murder charge in George Floyd's death from being reinstated, Judge Peter Cahill seated two more jurors.

These 17 lawyers, who work in-house in both the public and private sectors, will be feted in an April 30 celebration.

Because the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death is being held during the coronavirus pandemic, the courtroom has been overhauled for safety.

March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day. But on that same day, the Judicial Branch will give the law-loving public another reason to raise a toast.

Judge Peter Cahill set aside three weeks for a process that could go even longer; opening statements are scheduled no sooner than March 29.

A doctor who faces possible disciplinary action for allegedly violating state law by encouraging parents to avoid or delay having their children vaccinated has lost a challenge to the state medical licensing board’s proceeding against him.

In the three years since the Minnesota Supreme Court’s decision in Friedlander v. Edwards Lifesciences LLC, courts have begun to shape what is — and what is not — sufficient to make out a successful whistleblower claim under the Minnesota Whistleblower Act (MWA).

The judge overseeing the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer accused in the death of George Floyd on Monday paused jury selection for at least a day while an appeal proceeds over the possible reinstatement of a third-degree murder charge.

The document in question was inadvertently released to plaintiff’s attorneys during the discovery phase of a Hennepin County District Court product liability suit. Polaris petitioned to claw back the document and force plaintiff’s attorneys to stop using it.