by Michelle K. Kuhl and Lauren E. Nuffort | Jan 25, 2021 | Lauren E. Nuffort, Litigation, Michelle K. Kuhl, News, Professional Liability
The Minnesota Court of Appeals recently clarified that an attorney misconduct claim couched as a breach of fiduciary duty claim is still a claim for attorney malpractice and subject to the expert affidavit requirements of Minnesota Statutes section 544.42. In short,...
by Michelle K. Kuhl | Nov 30, 2020 | Appellate Law, Business + Corporate Law, Family Law, Intellectual Property Litigation, Litigation, Michelle K. Kuhl, News
Nearly every attorney has now been affected in some way by the challenges brought on by COVID-19. Appellate attorneys have largely been lucky compared to their trial-level colleagues because most appellate work is uniquely well-suited for a remote environment. After...
by Michelle K. Kuhl and Lauren E. Nuffort | Nov 13, 2020 | Lauren E. Nuffort, Litigation, Michelle K. Kuhl, News, Professional Liability
A recent decision from the District of Minnesota reaffirmed that under Minnesota law third-party liability insurance coverage follows the vehicle, not the person. Therefore, insurance policies may contain provisions that do not extend coverage to certain vehicles,...
by Kay Nord Hunt and Michelle K. Kuhl | Oct 19, 2020 | Kay Nord Hunt, Michelle K. Kuhl, News
Kay Nord Hunt and Michelle K. Kuhl co-authored Chapter 20 in the 2020 Eighth Circuit Appellate Practice Deskbook, “Review by Extraordinary Writ in Civil Cases.”
by Lommen Abdo | Sep 8, 2020 | Barry A. O'Neil, Kay Nord Hunt, Keith J. Broady, Michelle K. Kuhl, News, Robert P. Abdo
Lommen Abdo is proud to have increased the number of its lawyers included in the latest edition of The Best Lawyers in America© – especially in the midst of a pandemic. One additional Lommen Abdo attorney has been included in the 2021 edition of Best Lawyers: One to...
by Michelle K. Kuhl | Jul 31, 2020 | Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation, Michelle K. Kuhl, News, Products Liability, Real Estate
The Minnesota Supreme Court released its highly anticipated decision in Peterson v. Western National on July 29, 2020. This decision was the first case in which the Court interpreted the first party bad faith statute, Minn. Stat. § 604.18. As expected, the Court...