Update (April 21, 2011): “Ugly lawsuit”? OMG. Check it out. Maybe it is a good thing that the judicial privilege is absolute. Original Post (April 13, 2011): There’s an old quip, “Want to know how to make a small fortune? Start with a big fortune and invest in [FILL IN THE BLANK WITH THE SPECULATIVE […]
Why would you buy a $100,000 armored Toyota Land Cruiser in Minnesota for delivery in Conakry, Guinea? (Or, perhaps more accurately in light of the linked complaint, why wouldn’t you pay for it if you did?)
A recent Minnesota Litigator post recently questioned the reliability of on-line attorney ratings and reviews, highlighting a lawyer identified at “Best Lawyer in Minneapolis” on one site and ominously identified as having been cited for “misconduct” on another site (neither of which seemed particularly helpful data for choosing (or rejecting) a lawyer). What if the […]
I have written about religious accommodation issues before here and here. Usually, these are tough cases for employees/plaintiffs to make. In a decision earlier this week, however, Sr. U.S. District Court Judge Richard Kyle (D. Minn.) denied a motion for summary judgment on a religious accommodation case in a decision that suggests that obtaining summary judgment […]
The Afremov v. Sulloway & Hollis legal malpractice lawsuit has sparked so many Minnesota Litigator posts that maybe some other enterprising lawyer might wish to sponsor a spin-off blog (think Mary Tyler Moore and, then, Phyllis). (This would not be the first Minnesota litigation with its own blog.) In defense of Minnesota Litigator’s editorial choice […]
Minnesota Litigator’s first guest posters are T.J. Conley (on employment litigation) and Corwin Kruse (on family law). If YOU are interested in being a guest poster on Minnesota Litigator, please contact Minnesota Litigator. Minnesota Litigator would be particularly enriched by participation of Minnesota attorneys outside the Twin Cities (Duluth, Rochester, St. Cloud, Mankato, Alexandria, Bemidji, Ely, […]
Update #2 (April 15, 2011): Before an appeal to the Eighth Circuit, defendants take another run at reversing the bad outcome of trial before U.S. District Court Judge John R. Tunheim (D. Minn.) Update (March 9, 2011, in the p.m.): Here comes the next bellwether case (starting May 31, 2011, 9 a.m., Minneapolis – Defendants […]
by Corwin Kruse In a recent decision, the court of appeals held that outliving your prognosis isn’t, in and of itself, a change of circumstances that justifies reopening a judgment. Shortly after Laura Daigle started a divorce action, her husband Brian was diagnosed with colon cancer and given six to twelve months to live. […]
Update (April 14, 2010): Defendants got past summary judgment but not past judgment after trial. Original Post (December 9, 2010): A lender lent money on a building project (condos), secured by personal guaranties. Borrower defaulted. Lender brought an action against the guarantors. They settled that lawsuit, with the lender to be assigned sales proceeds […]
Update (April 14, 2011): Those interested in e-discovery and how the sanctions motion played out in the case, described below, will find this (Court Order on Motion for Sanctions) and this (e-Discovery protocol) of interest. Original Post (March 30, 2011): What percentage of civil litigation, in terms of time and money, is spent “fighting about […]