NEWS – Lommen Abdo
Ripoffs, Break-Ups and Kool & the Gang: Entertainment IP Updates
Tim Matson and Barry O'Neil spoke at the 2014 Stampede by the Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association on Monday, May 19, 2014 at Windows on Minnesota. They presented "Ripoffs, Break-Ups and Kool & the Gang: Entertainment IP Updates."
Lawyers in Trouble: Defending Legal Malpractice & Understanding Professional Liability
Phil Cole, Richard Thomas, and Timothy Gephart presented "Lawyers in Trouble: Defending Legal Malpractice & Understanding Professional Liability" as a live webcast for Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance on April 24, 2014. Program Description: Legal malpractice...
Damages: A State by State Summary (Minnesota)
John Crawford co-authored an article in 2014 for the ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section titled “Damages: A State by State Summary (Minnesota).
Collecting and Preserving Evidence Following a Truck Accident and Avoiding Spoliation Claims
John Crawford spoke at the 2014 Claims and Litigation Management Alliance’s Annual Conference on "Collecting and Preserving Evidence Following a Truck Accident and Avoiding Spoliation Claims. Program description: Rapid Response Team Attorney-Client Privilege...
Dickhoff – What now?
Phil Cole spoke on March 6, 2014 at the 2014 Medical Malpractice Conference presented by the Minnesota Association for Justice, the Hennepin County Bar Association and the Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association. Phil presented with Steven Schwegman on the topic...
Bryan Feldhaus Elected Lommen Abdo Shareholder
Bryan Feldhaus has become a shareholder of Lommen Abdo, P.A. effective January 1, 2014. Bryan Feldhaus is a civil litigation attorney focusing on business litigation, appeals, partnership/shareholder litigation, professional liability disputes, insurance coverage...
Child Relocation: How to Create an Effective Record to Succeed at the Trial Court
Kay Hunt spoke on February 12, 2014 at a family law CLE presented by the Hennepin County Bar Association with fellow presenters Michael Dittberner and John Jerabek on the topic, “Child Relocation: How to Create an Effective Record to Succeed at the Trial Court.”...
Kay Nord Hunt Named a 2013 Attorney of the Year
Each year, Minnesota Lawyer, an independent newspaper dedicated to providing court opinions, verdicts, settlements, appellate decisions, and legal news to enhance the practice of law, recognizes the best achievements in the Minnesota legal profession with the...
Intra-insured exclusion bars coverage for wrongful-death claim arising from insured’s death
The intra-insured exclusion in a homeowners insurance policy precluded coverage for a wrongful-death claim filed by the father of an insured minor child who shot himself to death after having found an unlocked handgun in the home that his mother shared with her...
Women in the Law
Kelly Sofio presented at the 2013 Hamline Women's Legal Caucus as a part of a panel discussing the current practice of law for women lawyers, where they have come from and where they need to go.
A Defense Arbitrator’s Perspective of AAA No-Fault
Arbitrator panel member Kelly Sofio presented to adjusters of the Twin Cities Claims Association in 2013 on things to look for in using either in-house or outside counsel for defense of no-fault arbitrations.
U.S. News – Best Lawyers® Releases 2014 “Best Law Firms” List
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers, for the fourth consecutive year, has announced that the Lommen Abdo Law Firm is included in the 2014 “Best Law Firms” rankings. Lommen Abdo's appellate practice received a national ranking in the 2014 lists. Regional...
Lommen Abdo Strengthens its Litigation Practice
December 5, 2013 Mike Moline, a national construction litigator, and Mike Leonard, a former Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals law clerk, have joined Lommen Abdo. Mike Moline handles Andersen Windows construction litigation throughout the country. Andersen is the...
Moline obtains defense verdict in multimillion-dollar home trial
Read about the defense verdict which Mike Moline obtained in a multimillion-dollar product liability/construction defect trial in Miami-Dade County: Lawyers.com, September 5, 2013: Jury Rejects Homeowners’ $10M Lawsuit Over ‘Moldy Mansion’ Palm Beach Daily News,...
Child Entitled to Damages for Adverse Vaccine Reaction
2015 UPDATE: Read about the decision of the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals. Seven years after the petition for compensation was filed on behalf of minor Karl Paluck for injuries he sustained following receipt of five vaccines, he has won his right to compensation....
New Law Series: The Loss of Chance Doctrine in Minnesota – Dickhoff v. Green
Phil Cole and Bryan Feldhaus spoke on September 20, 2013 at a Minnesota CLE webcast, “New Law Series: The Loss of Chance Doctrine in Minnesota – Dickhoff v. Green.” Program description: The Minnesota Supreme Court Dickhoff v. Green case adopted the “Loss of...
Ask Upsize: Glenn Kessel on the New Minnesota Estate & Gift Tax
[Q] I am a divorced small business owner in Minnesota with a net worth of approximately $3,000,000. How will the new Minnesota estate and gift tax affect my ability to leave my estate to my children with minimum gift and estate taxes? Read Glenn Kessel's answer to...
Duty to Defend & Priorities of Coverage
John Crawford presented a webcast on August 16, 2013, Insurance Law Deskbook: Duty to Defend and Priorities of Coverage. The webcast was presented by Minnesota CLE and John's co-presenter was Benjamin Johnson of Johnson & Lindberg, P.A. Program...
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