[UPDATE: In this lawsuit, defendant settled, but failed to pay up (and failed to pay its attorneys). Questions to be decided: how to compel the defendant to make good on the settlement agreement? Are Minnesota litigators stuck defending a client who appears unable to pay? This week, U.S. Mag. Judge Arthur J. Boylan (D. Minn.) […]
Plaintiff Julie Delgado-O’Neil brought an action stemming from adverse employment decisions in regard to her by the Minneapolis City Attorney. Back in January, Minnesota Litigator covered the dismissal of Plaintiff’s claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This week, U.S. District Court Judge Michael J. Davis (C.J.) (D. Minn.), in a 44-page opinion, did away with […]
[UPDATE: Pioneer Press/TwinCities.com/Duluth New Tribune has the story. Defendant’s getting a free lawyer apparently.] Lawyers counseling their clients to be careful in how they vent their feelings of animosity or disgust can “bring it home” with this real-life situation: Back in 2001, Defendant Robin Schoenrock had an unkind thing to say about Plaintiff Patrick Longbehn, […]
“Two Challenge Censured Judge,” by Joy Powell about challenges to First District (Dakota, Scott, Goodhue Counties) Judge Timothy Blakeley, who was censured and suspended by the Minnesota Supreme Court for six months in the past year or two. The Star Tribune also is covering “tumult” today at Mankato-based Taylor Corp. (reported by Dan Browning), including […]
Minnesota Litigator did not cover the recent large St. Jude v Medtronic alleged employee-raiding case in Ramsey County this past week (leaving it to mainstream and trade media, which covered the story) but also noted another less high profile med-device-related employee-raiding case, so far under the radar but with some fairly surprising allegations.
It took over two years, but Medtox prevailed on summary judgment against Defendant Gateway, having already settled with Co-Defendant, Tris. From the summary judgment decision in Medtox’s favor, it appears that Gateway had been hiding behind Tris. Tris settled out of the suit and Gateway lost its cover…
“This is not a private-dispute resolution. It’s a taxpayer-funded . . . open public court system, and the media should have a right to know what’s going on.”
Veteran Minnesota Litigator readers will know of the Battle of the Bubbly which has been fought out before U.S. District Court Judge Joan Ericksen (D. Minn.) over the past year or so. The fight was between Louis Roederer, seller of the high end “Cristal” brand of champagne (nearly $200/bottle), and J. Garcia Carrion’s Cristalino […]
At the risk of alienating Minnesota Litigator readers with one of dullest posts ever, a published Minnesota Court of Appeals decision has come down this week on the interplay between Article III of the Uniform Commercial Code, on the one hand, “principles of law and equity” on the other hand, and determining when the former […]
[UPDATE: In response to the hedge funds’ motion for sanctions, Compucredit has come out swinging and, you guessed it, asked the Court to sanction the hedge funds for seeking sanctions. Compucredit’s brief weighs in at 52 pages. It is highly fact-specific/case-specific and, on that basis, probably not of broad usefulness to Minnesota civil litigators. On […]