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12/28/2016 Employment Application Key in Denial of Unemployment Benefits I find employment applications are commonly taken too lightly by employers. The questions are pretty limited and the answers given are not closely…

12/21/2016 Trespass and a Tree - What's a Tree Worth, or Take Out One Tree, Pay for Three? The cause of action of Trespass is pretty simple. You cross into someone else's property, you are wrong. The complexity of the cause of action arises…

12/14/2016 Santa Claus and a Cigarette—A Story I recently came across a Minnesota Supreme Court opinion I found humorous. The opinion was written in 1923, nearly 100 years ago.

12/07/2016 Out of State Insurer + Minnesota Accident = Coverage Minnesota's No-Fault automobile insurance law can be very confusing. In a nutshell, if you are injured in an automobile accident, your automobile…

12/01/2016 How is a case won? Television is fiction. When it comes to television shows depicting lawyers, law firms, and the courts, the depiction bears nary a peppercorn of…

11/23/2016 Turkeys in the Law Turkeys sometimes make it into the law. Now, on the day before Thanksgiving, is one case featuring turkey that you may find entertaining.

11/16/2016 Recent Regulatory Actions in Minnesota For several years I was a Senior Investigator for the State of Minnesota. With that experience, I now represent many regulated companies and…

11/09/2016 What now for the USA? I am not a huge political participant. I have my positions, I pay attention, I read, I vote, but I don't otherwise participate. But, from my…

11/02/2016 LLC Operating Agreement: The Corporate Handbook Limited liability companies are splendid because of the ease of running the company and tax handling. LLCs do not, however, have any magical…