by Nathan Heffernan | Aug 4, 2023 | Appellate Law, Catastrophic Injury, Construction Law, Employment Law, Family Law, Insurance, Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Nathan Heffernan, News, Products Liability
The 2013 amendments to the Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure enacted substantial changes to Rule 5.04(a), which now plays a crucial role in determining the timeliness of filing a case. It brought about significant change to the long-standing practice of so-called...
by Christopher L.B. Scott | Aug 3, 2023 | Appellate Law, Catastrophic Injury, Christopher L.B. Scott, Construction Law, Employment Law, Family Law, Insurance, Litigation, Medical Malpractice, News, Professional Liability
In the legal realm, summary judgment is a crucial procedural tool that allows parties to seek a prompt resolution of a case without going through a full trial. Prevailing on summary judgment is much less costly than proceeding through trial. To succeed in obtaining a...
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 Lauren E. Nuffort | Oct 5, 2022 | Catastrophic Injury, Construction Law, Employment Law, Family Law, Insurance, Lauren E. Nuffort, Litigation, Medical Malpractice, News, Professional Liability, Real Estate
Rule 30.02(f) of the Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure governs depositions of corporations or organizations. It provides for a notice of deposition to an “entity” rather than an individual. An entity can include a corporation, partnership, association or...
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...
by Michelle K. Kuhl | Sep 8, 2022 | Appellate Law, Construction Law, Family Law, Insurance, Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Michelle K. Kuhl, Professional Liability
One of the important but often overlooked Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is Rule 25, which allows for substitution when a party has died. This Rule was recently addressed by the Eighth Circuit in Benacquisto v. Am. Express Fin. Corp., 2022 WL 3133437 (8th Cir. Aug....