Lawrence M. Rocheford
IN MEMORIUM (1958-2020)
Office Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Email: info@lommen.com
With great sadness, we announce the unexpected passing of Larry Rocheford on November 27, 2020. Read more about Larry’s passing, his legal career and tributes from colleagues, friends and family.
News + Articles
Minnesota’s Rule on Corporate Designee Depositions Now Requires the Noticing Party to “Confer” With the Entity to Be Deposed
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...
Minnesota’s Collateral Order Doctrine Turns 20
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...
The Rare Remedy of Writs
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...
How to Proceed When Dying Doesn’t Kill Your Case
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....
Lommen Abdo News – September 2022
The next edition of our newsletter is ready for review and includes these articles: Ramifications for insurance providers in policy wording Deciding whether and when to appeal The continuation of Josh Feneis’s blog on standing up for a father and his daughter. New...
Lommen Abdo Packs at the Park
Lommen Abdo team members recently got out in the community and participated in the Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) Pack at the Park event. This is the first year Lommen Abdo employees have packed food but they look forward to making this an annual event! Feed My...