Plaintiff Jeffrey Veches, represented by well-known plaintiff’s counsel, Jill Clark, alleged that he got in a car accident as he was en route to the pharmacy for treatment for his vasovagal syncope (“fainting”) (next time, consider a cab?). A Minneapolis police officer, showing up on the scene after an accident and suspecting Veches of drunk driving, […]
From time to time, things don’t work out in litigation and cutting that check to the lawyers who were not as successful as hoped is sometimes unbearable for unhappy clients. Their disappointment is obviously understandable (and in some cases justified) but stiffing the litigator can have undesirable, if predictable, ramifications. You face a heightened risk […]
Imagine a boxing match where one fighter is against the ropes and getting pounded. The referee stops the fight temporarily. Now, the fighter who was being beaten asks the ref if the fighter can keep going but asks that the other fighter have his hands tied behind his back when they pick up where they […]
Dayle Nolan of the Larkin Hoffman law firm represents Minnesota citizens’ elected representatives, the Minnesota Senate, in particular, defending the lawmakers from claims of wrongful termination by Michael Broadkorb, who was fired suddenly in December after it was revealed Republican Majority Leader Amy Koch was having an affair with a staffer (widely thought to have been […]
Update (June 19, 2012): Preeminent Twin Cities collections lawyer, John Halpern chimes in on the query below about Dupont’s recently filed huge judgment: Taking an aggressive collection approach, DuPont’s attorneys, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1963 (the federal judgment registration statute), have docketed their $1.269 billion ($919 million in jury-awarded damages plus $350 million in court-awarded […]
In Roman lore, Damocles, a courtier, told told a king, King Dionysius of Syracuse, that he would switch places with the King without hesitation, given the king’s great power and riches. The King supposedly agreed to swap places, putting Damocles on the throne, but the King rigged up a sword, hanging over Damocles’ head, suspended […]
Minnesota Litigator regretfully notes the passing of Mike Ford yesterday, a former MSBA President, who was with the Quinlivan & Hughes law firm in St. Cloud since 1979. Mike was the best of the Minnesota bar in terms of dedication and professionalism. He will be missed but, we hope, he will remain for a long time […]
It was about 1 a.m. March 21, 2009 on Lake Street in Minneapolis and two patrolling Minneapolis police officers allege they saw someone they thought might be a “street level prostitute” (as distinct from the skyway layer?) because she was, in their view, dressed like one, and it was at a time and place where […]
A patient’s CRP level after a medical procedure spiked, a strong signal of an infection needing immediate attention (that’s “c-reactive protein,” discussed in footnote 2, here) but nothing was immediately done. An infection progressed and a leg amputation was eventually required due to potentially fatal gangrene setting in. The lawyers for defendant physician, Dr. Richard […]
Minnesota Litigator has recently noted how difficult it is for many creditors to collect debts owed to them during the recent economic downturn. This is particularly challenging for most people and businesses who are not normally in the business of lending money. Non-lender creditors, as a group are less sophisticated lenders by definition. They do […]