A Grand Rapids attorney has been charged with criminal sexual assault after allegedly sexually assaulting clients.
Read More »8th Circuit weighs rights of rice
Eyes from across the globe are on Minnesota as ongoing litigation, now in the 8th Circuit, could result in granting legal rights to wild rice.
Read More »Longtime Maslon litigator, prolific author David Herr dies
Longtime Maslon partner David F. Herr, regarded as a giant of Minnesota law for his decades of highly respected work as an appellate lawyer and complex case litigator, legal educator and prolific author on the law, has died. He was 71.
Read More »Ivan Fong named Medtronic general counsel and secretary
Ivan Fong has been named executive vice president, general counsel and secretary for Medtronic, succeeding Brad Lerman, who is retiring at the end of January.
Read More »Regents settle Humphrey School prof’s harassment case
On Dec. 17, 2021, the Minnesota Department of Human Rights announced a settlement with the University of Minnesota Board of Regents. The settlement stems from a 2018 investigation into Humphrey School of Public Affairs professor James Ron.
Read More »‘Hot’ M&A market has to cool off, doesn’t it?
With the late December announcement of Oracle Corp.’s $28.3 billion acquisition of electronic medical records company Cerner Corp., a whirlwind year of mergers and acquisitions statewide, nationally and globally is proving it isn’t over until it’s truly over.
Read More »Religion cited in vaccine dispute
A Minnesota man has submitted a charge against Brookdale Senior Living Center in North Oaks to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Daniel Reinke, sales and marketing manager for Brookdale, was informed that the company (based in Brentwood, Tennessee) had implemented a Mandatory Associate Vaccination Policy for the COVID-19 vaccine. Reinke sought a religious exemption, which was denied.
Read More »What will judge weigh in sentencing Kim Potter?
The most serious charge against Kim Potter — first-degree manslaughter — carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison. Here’s how her sentencing could play out.
Read More »Potter guilty of manslaughter in Daunte Wright death
The jury reached a trial outcome Thursday in the manslaughter trial of the Brooklyn Center police officer who shot and killed Black motorist Daunte Wright after she says she mistook her gun for her Taser.
Read More »Texas board withdraws pardon recommendation for Floyd
A Texas board that unanimously supported a posthumous pardon for George Floyd over a 2004 drug arrest in Houston has withdrawn that recommendation over “procedural errors.”
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