Update (July 28, 2017): A free-lance writer published criticisms on-line of Guruji Mahendra Trivedi, a man who claims to be a miracle worker, of sorts (“an ordinary man – with an extraordinary ability”). Our courts have held that most of the writer’s criticisms enjoyed heightened protection from defamation claims because Mr. Trivedi is a “limited-purpose […]
Update (July 28, 2017): A Minnesota lawyer and Hawaiian dance performer (along with her father) was allegedly spied on while changing costumes at a company party apparently hosted by Empire Entertainment, L.L.C., d/b/a The Pourhouse. Ew. If this person wants to bring a lawsuit in connection with this invasion of privacy, must she go forward […]
There are not many Minnesota civil litigators in private practice with as specific of a focus and practice area as Kristine Kubes. Kristine is a construction litigator and, even more focused than that, she specifically represents design and construction professionals – contractors, architects, engineers, interior designers – “one side of the table,” as she calls […]
In car manufacturing, some manufacturers and, more specifically, certain models enjoy solid reputations of dependability. Imagine a scenario where, over several years, the manufacturer of such a highly respected model starts cutting expenses and investment in the model (that is, lowers quality), while keeping the price the same, or even increasing it a bit (thus […]
Andrew Archer sold a wholly-owned company to Bulldog Holdings. Part of the deal, from Archer’s perspective, was that Bulldog Holdings would continue to sell machines that included Archer’s retained intellectual property and Bulldog would be obligated to pay royalties back to Archer upon sale of the machines. Another part of the deal, of value to […]
Update #6 (July 19, 2017): The lawsuit, described below, has to be one of the most dramatic reversals and one of the greatest failures of our legal system we have ever seen. After litigating a case for years, Plaintiff Great Lakes Gas Transmission won a jury verdict of $37.8 million in U.S. District Court. Then, […]
Lawyers acting for the personal representative of Prince (whom we will call “Prince’s lawyers” for convenience) have their sights on Mr. George Ian Boxill, a mixing and recording engineer, who allegedly had five unpublished Prince recordings when Prince died in April, 2016. The recordings, Prince’s lawyers contend, belong to Prince’s estate, not to Boxill, and […]
Update (July 14, 2017): The Minnesota Supreme Court has granted plaintiff Staffing Specifix’s petition for review, in part (in connection with the case discussed previously (below)). (Linked here is the petition and linked here is the order granting it in part.) The only issue to be addressed by the Minnesota Supreme Court (in the words […]
The more things change, the more they stay the same. From the linked annual report of the Lawyer’s Professional Responsibility Board, we learn that 2016 was quite similar to previous years in terms of the number of complaints, the nature of the complaints, and the nature of the discipline imposed (ranging from disbarment at one […]
All litigators know that judges often write their opinions as if they are not issuing from the judges but from “the court.” This makes sense because we believe our system to be guided by laws, not by people. Thus, it might seem inconsistent and inappropriate for a judge to write something like: “I don’t believe […]