Update (June 28, 2019): The Minnesota Supreme Court has spoken on the case discussed below. The quick background: Defamation defendant Jorud holds herself out as a victim of domestic abuse. Someplace Safe, a non-profit set up to fight this widely recognized social ill, quoted and recognized Ms. Jorud with a “Survivor Award” at a fund-raising […]
Last week, the Minnesota Supreme Court adopted some amendments to court rules that will make our lives as lawyers easier! New deadlines The amendments set new deadlines for many court filings. And, the amendments will make it easier to figure out deadlines for court filings. The amended rules adopt a 28 – 21 – 14 […]
Congratulations to lawyers from Quinn Emanuel and their local counsel on a significant fee award coming on the heels of a jury verdict in one of some fifty lawsuits brought by a hollow husk of an undead zombie mortgage lender (going by the name of “RFC and RESCAP Liquidating Trust Act” or “RFC,” for short) […]
Over the years, Minnesota Litigator has had touchstones, you might call them, or recurring post themes and one of them has been sanctions. As a blog that focuses on news and developments in Minnesota civil litigation, sanctions are of interest because, in a sense, they illustrate the pinch points, one might say, between respective Minnesota […]
The dispute between Mr. Jon and Ms. Sonja Nelson and the International Paper Company over who owes whom what for a tree-farming/growing deal caught our eye because LEVENTHAL pllc also has a current case in which two parties entered into two agreements at the same time which are inconsistent. On its face, the situation is […]
Regular readers of Minnesota Litigator are familiar with our TAAFOMFT (“These are a few of my favorite things”) posts in which we engage in the fine art of whining via irony. The title of this post comes from a famous negotiation in the 1960’s involving the United States and Vietnam in which the shape of the […]
“The AMA Opposes Lawsuit Abuse Against Physicians….” Now there’s a controversial take, right? An industry trade association against “lawsuit abuse” of its members? Seriously, everyone everywhere opposes “lawsuit abuse against physicians.” Does this overblown rhetoric serve any purpose aside from venting outrage and causing a spike in blood pressure? Has the Minnesota Supreme Court, in […]
Update (6/7/19): We had the pleasure of wiring millions of dollars to clients this week and, while at the bank initiating the wire transfer, we noted a new filing in the bank-wire fraud case described below. This made our transaction a bit more nerve-wracking than it otherwise would have been. We link to another strong […]
What is the analysis that a federal court undertakes when a third-party comes into court seeking an order to break the seal on confidential deposition transcripts from another lawsuit?
Update (May 15, 2019): Congratulations to Dorsey lawyers for the win against the U.S. Post Office (described below) (for now, at least). U.S. Mag. Judge Becky R. Thorson (D. Minn.) has agreed with Dorsey that the U.S. Post office cannot hide behind a Glomar response (a response to a Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) request not only […]