by Michelle K. Kuhl | May 30, 2023 | Appellate Law, Michelle K. Kuhl, News
It’s no secret that appeals can take a long time. As I described in a previous post, that is one of the factors that should be considered in deciding whether to appeal. Recently, the Minnesota Supreme Court issued a decision that illustrates this point. Specifically,...
by Michelle K. Kuhl and Heidi M. Torvik | Feb 6, 2023 | Appellate Law, Heidi M. Torvik, Litigation, Michelle K. Kuhl, News
Michelle Kuhl and Heidi Torvik authored an article in the winter edition of With Equal Right, the Official Journal of Minnesota Women Lawyers published on January 20, 2023. Read the full article here. In this article, they discuss the recent decision by the Fourth...
by Nathan Heffernan | Nov 21, 2022 | Appellate Law, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Employment Law, Family Law, Insurance, Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Nathan Heffernan, News, Professional Liability
Attorney-client privilege is the bedrock of the American legal system. It allows clients to speak openly and honestly with their counselors in a way that guarantees the free flow of information and ideas necessary for effective representation. But when numerous...
by Michelle K. Kuhl | Nov 10, 2022 | Appellate Law, Michelle K. Kuhl, News
Determining whether a probate order in a supervised administration is appealable can be challenging. Minn. Stat. § 525.71(a) lists a dizzying array of 17 types of probate orders that are immediately appealable. But probate courts make many decisions that do not fall...
by Michelle K. Kuhl | Oct 5, 2022 | Appellate Law, Michelle K. Kuhl, News
Twenty years ago, the Minnesota Supreme Court formally adopted the collateral order doctrine in Kastner v. Star Trails Ass’n, 646 N.W.2d 235 (Minn. 2002). In the years since then, the appellate courts have applied the doctrine several times, but it remains a...
by Michelle K. Kuhl | Sep 21, 2022 | Appellate Law, Construction Law, Family Law, Insurance, Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Michelle K. Kuhl, News, Professional Liability
The appellate rules specifically list the types of trial court decisions that can be appealed. Usually this requires a final judgment, which occurs at the very end of the litigation in the trial court. But on rare occasions, a trial court may make a decision that is...
