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Dan's Desk

Arbitration vs. Litigation

11/15/2023 Arbitration vs. Litigation An astounding arbitration award is the subject of one appellate opinion issued this week. It seems more common for extraordinary arbitration awards…

Past Statements versus Current Actions

11/08/2023 Past Statements versus Current Actions The massive criminal trial wrapping up involving Sam Bankman-Fried is on my mind but not for the typical reasons. He's the head (former, more aptly)…

Past Statements versus Current Actions

11/02/2023 Past Statements versus Current Actions Trust is a most delicate thing. Sometimes your instincts tell you to trust someone; you can't explain why but you sense it. Sometimes your instincts…

Regulatory Defense: 3 Rules

10/12/2023 Regulatory Defense: 3 Rules Regulatory defense means you, as licensed individual or company, receive a license that authorizes you to do business. Most licenses are issued by…

The Lease is Voided, but You Get Attorney's Fees?

09/13/2023 The Lease is Voided, but You Get Attorney's Fees? I've written with some regularity here that attorney's fees generally are not recoverable in a dispute. The primary tool for getting your attorney's…

Personal Knowledge in Disclosure of Real Estate: What is it?

09/06/2023 Personal Knowledge in Disclosure of Real Estate: What is it? Whether in Duluth or Hugo or Blaine, in a residential real estate transaction the seller must disclose the material facts of which the seller has…

More on Contracts: Formation of a Construction Contract

08/29/2023 More on Contracts: Formation of a Construction Contract Contracts are just so beneficial...and problematic that it warrants being a regular topic here. The issue today: what if a construction contract does…

Is Your LLC Dissolved?

08/23/2023 Is Your LLC Dissolved? The Minnesota Secretary of State is the government agency that tracks the existence of Minnesota companies and those registered to do business in the…

Venue Clause: Two clients face a logistically superior venue

08/17/2023 Venue Clause: Two clients face a logistically superior venue As is bound to happen when even a great company does good business, lawsuits arise. Those are the situations where your prior work on contracts…