Dan's Desk

Dan's Desk

A Disturbing Trend

06/15/2022 A Disturbing Trend Every week the Minnesota Court of Appeals publishes a set of opinions. Some are precedential, some are not. The information published identifies…

Homeowner's Claims: Appraisal Process

06/08/2022 Homeowner's Claims: Appraisal Process Minnesota just had a massive, destructive stretch of weather. Hugo to Forest Lake to Hinckley all had serious damage. Along 35E through Hinckley,…

Confession of Judgment: Useful, but Particular

05/18/2022 Confession of Judgment: Useful, but Particular There are situations where both sides to a debt agree on money being owed. The question is: how to document and collect it?

Minnesota Data Privacy Act

05/11/2022 Minnesota Data Privacy Act The government: can't live with it, can't live without it. Overlooked in this technological age is the data accumulation that is ongoing every time…

What is "News"

05/04/2022 What is "News" There is not a single large scale media outlet in existence that can truthfully claim to be neutral or unbiased. Whether it is a "newspaper", a…

Legal Disputes: The Big Picture

04/21/2022 Legal Disputes: The Big Picture Jobs are jobs, but they aren't life. I have clients who, understandably, get extremely wrapped up and emotionally invested in their cases. I get to…

Trust Disputes: Language Not Covered in the Uniform Trust Code

04/13/2022 Trust Disputes: Language Not Covered in the Uniform Trust Code A very interesting trust litigation just ran its way through the court of appeals. At issue was a "no contest" clause. No such clause or concept is…

Venue in Multi-State Business Transactions

04/06/2022 Venue in Multi-State Business Transactions Venue is defined as where a dispute is litigated. Seems easy enough, but it's not always so easy.

Commercial Lease Breaches: Calculating Damage

03/23/2022 Commercial Lease Breaches: Calculating Damage A decent portion of businesses make the decision to rent versus buy their space. In the lease situation, the contract governing the rights and…