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The Changing American Legal Landscape
This week MinnLawyer blog reported a 5% “RIF” at the Twin Cities’ Oppenheimer, Wolff & Donnelly law firm. And, to an unprecedented degree, the shrinking of law firms continues nationwide…
How to Make a Small Fortune…
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 […]
Is it getting harder to win summary judgment on religious accommodation claims?
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 […]
Attorney Ratings and Review On-Line: Another Angle
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 […]
Puzzler of the Day
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?)
Afremov v. Sulloway & Hollis, Lafond, et al.
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 […]
Calling For Posts
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, […]
Living Too Long Doesn’t Justify Reopening a Property Distribution
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. […]
Schedin: Next Stop U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit?
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 […]
Fighting About The Fighting: Discovery Disputes
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 […]