Minnesota Lawyer

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With the costs of litigation soaring — both in terms of time and money — people in increasing numbers are seeking alternate ways to settle ...

The 1998-99 legislative session ended with Democrats, Republicans and Gov. Ventura all declaring victory. Over 250 bills were passed last session. The following is a ...

Few (if any) names in Minnesota’s legal community have garnered as many headlines during the last year as Attorney General Mike Hatch. Turn on the ...

Most attorneys will never have the opportunity to take a case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. And even fewer will win once ...

To say that Fergus Falls attorney Richard L. Pemberton keeps busy is rather like saying that the recent Y2K hype was a bit overblown. A ...

Although the courts have made it clear that a cause of action exists for same-sex harassment, such cases are still extremely rare. And rarer still ...

The academic fraud scandal surrounding the University of Minnesota’s men’s basketball team was among the biggest news stories of 1999. For nearly 10 months — ...

In Minnesota, the governor is the ultimate authority in appointing judges. So when Gov. Jesse Ventura took office in January 1999, the question on everyone’s ...

Woodbury attorney William Harper had quite a year in 1999. He led the Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association, ran his sole practice, settled a soft-tissue case ...