Sometimes people come to lawyers hoping and planning to bring a lawsuit and adopting the attitude that the worst thing that can happen is recovering no relief (whether money is sought or some other relief). People who hire lawyers who take the cases on for a contingent fee, in particular, might labor under the misunderstanding […]
Update (June 17, 2014): How did Hawley Troxell manage to get itself so badly enmeshed in the transactional gears of the Exergy and Fagen Blue Earth, Minnesota wind farm deal? According to the battling litigants, Exergy and Fagen, Hawley Troxell allegedly gave an opinion letter to Fagen that Fagen took as assurances of critical aspects of the business deal […]
Justin Perl, one of the very best civil litigators in the Twin Cities, is making a dramatic career move, from 31 years at the Maslon law firm to Litigation Director of Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid, effective July 14. This is, of course, a big loss for the Maslon firm but Maslon has a deep bench of many […]
Minnesota Litigator focuses on news and developments in Minnesota civil litigation but , from time to time, there is just nothing to say. What is a “content creator” to do? The internet’s hungry mouth commands round-the-clock feeding. And the internet is an infant that will never grow out of it… The problem of the “24-hour […]
In cases of financial ruin, there always seems to be a chain of blame — a series of linked commercial actors whose involvement may or may not equal at least some degree legal responsibility. But, both as a matter of fairness and also economic sense, the law must set limits on how far up (or […]
Many major U.S. cities are like transit nodes through which the flux of humanity courses. Smaller communities tend to be more stable. Sure, people come and go in Duluth, Owatonna, Mankato, Fergus Falls, and similar communities throughout the state, but there is much more migration into and out of the Twin Cities and there is […]
[Editor’s comment: If you or someone you know has to navigate to complexities of immigration law, get an affordable lawyer with knowledge and experience. Dealing with immigration issues can be difficult and mistakes can be disastrous. Call Mikael Merissa, Merissa Law Firm, 80 South 8th Street, 900 IDS Center, Minneapolis, MN 55402, telephone: (612) 349-5288.] Twin Cities immigration attorney, Mikael […]
Some Minnesotans will remember a time in the not-so-distant past when the state did not have the propane that it needed during peak need: the Minnesota winter. Propane suppliers who started the winter with lower-than-usual levels of the heating fuel have simply been unable to catch up with demand in Minnesota and the rest of […]
Update (June 4, 2014): The Minnesota Supreme Court is seeking applicants interested in serving on several advisory committees that provide recommendations on possible changes to the rules that govern court proceedings and records in the state. Update (May 27, 2014): (under subject line: More Trouble for Plaintiffs on the Horizon From Minnesota Court Administration?): Minnesota Supreme […]
How much would you charge the City of Mankato to build 1,350 linear feet of aggregate based street with sanitary sewer, watermain, and storm sewer and excavation of 2,300 linear feet of bioswales? I accompany the post with a pretty picture of a bioswale to help you a little with your bid. As you think this through, […]