Dan's Desk

Dan's Desk

Sanctioning a Residential Building Contractor: Evidentiary Standards

09/22/2021 Sanctioning a Residential Building Contractor: Evidentiary Standards The Department of Labor & Industry regulates Minnesota's residential building contractors. It is staffed with investigators who seem to have a hint…

No Joke: Please Pay Attention While Driving

09/09/2021 No Joke: Please Pay Attention While Driving No legal talk this week. If you read this, please tell others and ask them to tell others yet.

Daily Living as Part of Litigation Decision Making

09/01/2021 Daily Living as Part of Litigation Decision Making Monday morning of this week I was sitting at my desk bouncing between looking at papers and typing. A police siren outside my window caused me to…

Post-Closing Real Estate Disputes: Arbitrate or Litigate?

08/25/2021 Post-Closing Real Estate Disputes: Arbitrate or Litigate? The housing market has been on fire for a long time. That means there have been a lot of transactions and a lot of big money in the market. What is…

Mutual Assent: Unwritten and Unstated, but Agreed to by the Parties

08/11/2021 Mutual Assent: Unwritten and Unstated, but Agreed to by the Parties Two parties do not state the terms of a deal to each other. The same two parties do not exchange a writing that states the terms of a deal. Yet,…

Sanctions by Regulatory Agencies

08/05/2021 Sanctions by Regulatory Agencies Minnesota's regulatory agencies, such as the Department of Commerce and Department of Labor and Industry, hold a strong hand when it comes to…

Asset Sale versus Stock Sale

07/28/2021 Asset Sale versus Stock Sale In corporate transactions and litigations there are two types of sale of a business: a stock sale and an asset sale. They are very different and…

The Week at Gallatin Law, PLLC

07/21/2021 The Week at Gallatin Law, PLLC Summer has been hot, both literally and figuratively here in Hugo. It is always a good feeling to finalize matters and provide results for clients. …

Employee Wage Forfeiture: The Faithless Servant

07/07/2021 Employee Wage Forfeiture: The Faithless Servant Employers in Minnesota have very few rights with respect to employees who commit malfeasance. Whether that's proper is not subject matter for this…