Recently, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued its first published decision upholding the termination of an employee based on unprotected Facebook postings. See Knauz
*Update: Following publication of this article, in July of 2013, the Minnesota Supreme Court reversed the Minnesota Court of Appeals’ decision and held that wrongful
NOTE: This article was originally published in the October 2011 issue of Bench & Bar of Minnesota and has not been updated. Society has an
In a closely watched decision the Minnesota Supreme Court recently reversed a $1,000,000 jury verdict against the University of Minnesota (“U of M”) and head
Effective August 1, 2012, the jurisdictional limit in Minnesota Conciliation Court (Small Clams Court) has been increased to $10,000.00 for general claims. The limit for
Businesses large and small regularly face the challenge of collecting from customers for the sale of products or services. Failing to aggressively pursue accounts receivable
Whether for real or merely perceived reasons, business clients often propose incorporating in Delaware instead of Minnesota. While a Delaware incorporation may be advantageous to
Under the federal bankruptcy code, a creditor may seek to except a debtor’s discharge of a debt for fraud while acting in a fiduciary capacity.
Following the Supreme Court’s decision in Brooklyn Savings Bank v. O’Neil, 324 U.S. 697 (1945), the rule has been that settlements of claims under the
The Minnesota Court of Appeals recently published two important decisions addressing an individual’s liability for “aiding and abetting” acts of discrimination under the Minnesota Human