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Minnesota Supreme Court rules trustee cannot sue over legal malpractice allegations in late man's estate
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsline) – An appellate court decision was struck down by the Minnesota Supreme Court on June 27 over its finding that a trustee lacked standing to sue an attorney for legal malpractice during a deceased client’s estate-planning. -
Minnesota Supreme Court says governor's line-item vetoes were constitutional
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsline) – The Minnesota Supreme Court determined on Nov. 16 that Minnesota Gov. Mark B. Dayton did not violate the state’s constitution when he exercised his line-item veto power on appropriations made by the Legislature in its biennial budget. -
Products liability claims get a boost from Minnesota's Supreme Court
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsline) – The Minnesota Supreme Court last month revived a lawsuit brought by a farm worker who had his legs crushed by a machine - even though he was working on the machine without having read its manual and had received no instruction on how to perform the repair he was attempting. -
Farm worker, legs crushed in accident, gets chance for trial
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsine) – A farm worker whose legs were crushed in an accident has been granted another chance for his case to be heard. -
Workers' Comp claimant's doctor didn't provide credible report, Minn. SC court says
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsline) – The Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled that a medical opinion that helped an injured worker vacate a Workers' Compensation settlement lacked foundation. -
Minn. SC rules for employer in pregnancy discrimination case
MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) – The Minnesota Supreme Court on April 5 reversed a Court of Appeals judgment in a case involving pregnancy and sex discrimination. -
Attorney maintains Minnesota's unclaimed funds process unconstitutional despite court's ruling
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsline) – A class action lawsuit over the fate of $750 million in unclaimed cash and other assets signified as abandoned was recently nixed by the Minnesota Court of Appeals. -
Attorney criticizes Minn. appeals court's decision in wrongful discharge case
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsline) – A game-changing decision out of the Minnesota Court of Appeals late last month will broaden rights that employees already have in the state and place undue pressure on employers, said an industry attorney during a recent interview. -
Minn. SC extends time for whistleblowers to file suit; Attorney says other questions unanswered
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsline) – Despite affirming an extended statute of limitations, a recent Minnesota Supreme Court decision leaves unanswered questions in certain cases filed under the state's Whistleblower Act, an attorney familiar with the legislation says. -
Minnesota Supreme Court ruling allows state to regulate Internet loans to residents
In October, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that out-of-state Internet payday lenders will have to follow the state’s lender laws. -
Minn. appeals court judge to fill vacancy on the state SC
Judge Natalie E. Hudson will fill the seat left behind by Justice Alan C. Page, who is retiring at the end of August. -
Minn. SC sides with servers in class action brought over diners who leave without paying
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsline) -- The Minnesota Supreme Court this week ruled in favor of more than 700 servers, bartenders and security guards in a lawsuit brought against their employers, alleging violations of the state's Fair Labor Standards Act. -
Minn. SC rules against 1st Fidelity in foreclosure case
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsline) - The Minnesota Supreme Court has remanded a foreclosure case back to the trial court because the mortgage holder failed to "strictly comply" with the "foreclosure by advertisement" statute. -
U.S. SC denies review of judicial candidate rules
U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal in a lawsuit over Minnesota's rules for judicial candidates. -
First black woman chosen to serve on Minn. SC
Dayton, at left, and Wright ST. PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsline) - Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton made history Monday, appointing Court of Appeals judge Wilhelmina Wright to the state's high court. -
N.H. SC decertifies 'light' cigarette class while Ill. court weighs similar case
Tillery CONCORD, N.H. (Legal Newsline) - Another state supreme court has rejected a class action lawsuit that claims tobacco companies misled customers by labeling some cigarettes as "light." -
Minn. SC shoots down lawsuit over light cigarettes
Dietzen MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) - The Minnesota Supreme Court has become the latest court to reject a class action lawsuit over light cigarettes. -
Minn. SC says Diocese only has to pay half of $224,000 award
Dietzen ST. PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsline) - The Minnesota Supreme Court, in a ruling earlier this month, said a defendant must pay only its portion of a damages award, as attributed to it by a jury, under a state statute. -
Minn. SC rules against railway company in suit over fatal crash
Page ST. PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsline) - The Minnesota Supreme Court last week upheld a $21.6 million verdict against a railway company in a lawsuit brought by the families of four young people who were killed when their car collided with one of the company's trains.
