A published Minnesota Court of Appeals decision that came down this week starts: “Jerry Expose, Jr., was convicted of the criminal offense of making a terroristic threat during an anger-management counseling session.” I say, half-joking, “If you can’t make a terroristic threat during an anger-management counseling session, then when can you?” More seriously, the case of Expose […]
Update (May 5, 2015): In my original post on C.H. Robinson v. U.S. Sand, below, I noted the oddity that U.S. Sand had a little parade of outside lawyers and law firms serially quitting for non-payment (in connection with C.H. Robinson’s underlying case accusing U.S. Sand of non-payment, of course). Such sad processions are not […]
Update (May 4, 2015): The Minnesota Supreme Court heard argument this morning in the Petition for Distribution of Attorney’s Fees between Stowman Law Firm, P.A., and Lori Peterson Law Firm case, which is discussed in earlier posts below. The issue in the case is whether Stowman should get part of a contingent fee award when he […]
Update (May 1, 2015): Minnesota Litigator missed a March 2015 development in the e-discovery quagmire covered in earlier Minnesota Litigator posts (below). E-discovery vendor/Plaintiff Kroll Ontrack failed to win its case on summary judgment, which is based on $700,000 worth of e-discovery work for which Kroll was not paid. (U.S. District Court Judge Donovan W. Frank’s opinion […]
To answer the question in the headline, you’d probably want to know (1) what is the degree of certainty of that return, and (2) what is the period of time between the initial investment and the return? I won’t do the number-crunching for you except to say that we’re talking about a 25% return, there, which […]
Update (April 30, 2015): Plaintiffs in federal civil litigation are not allowed to make up facts in their complaints. They are subject to “Rule 11,” a rule that exposes plaintiffs to serious consequences if they make stuff up. So, is it fair that a plaintiff must meet an admittedly low standard (no bald-faced lying or […]
Update (April 29, 2015): Another M.D., another Minnesota defamation claim, and another case that appears to have prolonged and aggravated the plaintiff’s reputational wound rather than healed it. In the linked decision, the state of Minnesota won reversal of the trial court’s denial of its motion for summary judgment. The defamation claim of plaintiff, Dr. […]
Laurie Vasichek has been practicing civil litigation in Minnesota for thirty years and, for the past 25 years, has been with the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or “EEOC.” So this means Laurie has deep expertise and experience in a particular area of law but, if it is not your practice area, you might […]
Update (April 24, 2015): What more does the fight between Zimmerman | Reed v. Genevieve Zimmerman (Ms. Zimmerman is unrelated to adversary “Bucky” Zimmerman of Zimmerman | Reed) and against Meshbesher & Spence need? Apparently, another Zimmerman on the case. Last month, St. Paul attorney Jacob Zimmerman made an appearance in the case along with […]
Updated Post (4/23/2015): If you have been following ML’s coverage of the Fagen v. Exergy case (see below), then see Exergy’s linked reply memo in support of its motion to amend its counterclaim (otherwise known as adding a new party). “Trial is eight months away from trial at a minimum,” Exergy explains, which I think is an Einsteinian or […]