Staying Nimble in a Time of Tumult

Staying Nimble in a Time of Tumult

by | May 4, 2020 | Employment Issues and Independent Contractors, Entity Structures & Business Planning, News, Regulatory Matters, Transportation, Transportation Litigation & Appeals, Transportation-Related Transactions, Warehousing, Fulfilment & Logistic concerns

Motor carriers, logistics providers, couriers and passenger carriers are in the COVID-19 crisis with the rest the world. At a rate none of us anticipated, except those with a military background, MTA members are asked to pivot on a moment’s notice to respond to...

US Supreme Court Walks Back Arbitration as a Way to Resolve Disputes Between Carriers and Independent Contractors

by | Mar 4, 2019 | Employment Issues and Independent Contractors, Entity Structures & Business Planning, News, Regulatory Matters, Transportation, Transportation Litigation & Appeals, Transportation-Related Transactions, Warehousing, Fulfilment & Logistic concerns

To resolve disputes with its independent contractors, motor carriers frequently include broad mandatory arbitration clauses in their agreements with those contractors. Courts will usually compel arbitration under those agreements through application of the 1925...
Assumption of Risk Doctrine Remains in Minnesota, But Held Not to Apply to Recreational Downhill Skiing and Snowboarding

Assumption of Risk Doctrine Remains in Minnesota, But Held Not to Apply to Recreational Downhill Skiing and Snowboarding

by | Jan 31, 2019 | Construction Law, Lauren E. Nuffort, Litigation, News, Professional Liability, Real Estate, Transportation, Transportation Litigation & Appeals

On January 23, 2019, the Minnesota Supreme Court decided for the first time that the doctrine of implied primary assumption of risk does not apply to recreational downhill skiing or snowboarding. Soderberg v. Anderson, — N.W.2d — (Minn. Jan. 23, 2019). ...
How did these three get to be shareholders in 2019?

How did these three get to be shareholders in 2019?

by | Jan 15, 2019 | Cameron R. Kelly, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Estates + Trusts, Lauren E. Nuffort, Litigation, News, Transportation Litigation & Appeals

They focused on client successes (not their own). They helped our clients accomplish goals. And, in the end, they gave our clients peace of mind. While Lauren Nuffort, Cameron Kelly and Jesse Beier may have different practices, they share a philosophy of the “client...
Lauren Nuffort Receives 2018 President’s Award of the Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association

Lauren Nuffort Receives 2018 President’s Award of the Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association

by | Sep 14, 2018 | Construction Law, Lauren E. Nuffort, Litigation, News, Professional Liability, Real Estate, Transportation, Transportation Litigation & Appeals

Lauren Nuffort was the joint recipient of the 2018 Minnesota Defense Lawyer’s Association (MDLA) President’s Award.  Each year at the Association’s annual meeting, the MDLA President has the privilege of bestowing upon a member the President’s Award to recognize his...