TMB shareholder V. John Ella was recently elected to a two-year term (2018-2020) on the Minnesota State Bar Association (“MSBA”) Labor & Employment Law Section Governing Council. With approximately 750 members, the Labor & Employment Law Section is one of the largest sections of the MSBA. V. John Ella is certified by the MSBA as a Labor & […]
Ella to Co-Present Webinar on Advocacy Before Professional Licensing Boards
professional licensing defense attorney V. John Ella to present webinar on Minnesota Board of Medical Practice
TMB To Hold Open House
Trepanier MacGillis Battina P.A. will be holding an open house on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm at 8000 Flour Exchange Building, 310 Fourth Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55415. The firm is celebrating its 15th year of business and showing off its expanded and renovated office space. Hors d’oeuvres and beverages […]
Ella to Speak on Drug Testing Law at Upper Midwest Employment Law Conference
TMB shareholder V. John Ella will speak again this year at the Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute on May 21 and 22, 2018 at the Saint Paul Rivercentre. The “Upper Midwest,” sponsored by Minnesota CLE, is one of the largest employment law conferences in the county. Back by popular demand, Ella will be reprising his […]
Minnesota’s Merger, Conversion, and Domestication of Business Entity Laws Revised
On April 30 2018, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton signed into law H.F. No. 2764 as Session Laws Chapter No. 103 (the “Act”). Previously, the Act was unanimously approved by both the Minnesota House and Senate. The adoption of the Act, like the Revised Minnesota Limited Liability Company Act, brings Minnesota business law more in line […]
Trepanier and Ella to Present Webinar on Employment Agreements
Employment Agreements
Playing Defense: How Trademark Protection Can Enhance and Protect Your Brand
Many people may know that the use of the term Super Bowl® is protected by the National Football League (NFL®) . Professional football actually provides many examples of the use of trademarks to protect valuable brands. The Minnesota Vikings® and Philadelphia Eagles® – both registered trademarks in their own right – applied for trademark protection for slogans used […]
Federal Consumer Review Fairness Act Bars Non-Disparagement Clauses in Consumer Contracts
In this age of internet trolls, Yelp, Facebook, and Google reviews, businesses may be tempted to consider requiring customers to sign non-disparagement clauses in standard contracts so as to prevent harm to their commercial reputation from negative on-line posts and reviews. This practice was increasingly common up through 2016. That year, however, Congress passed and President […]
Minnesota Court of Appeals Clarifies Scope of Qualified Privilege Defense to Defamation Claims
In Maethner v. Someplace Safe, Inc., No. A17-0998 (Minn. Ct. App. Feb. 12, 2018), the Minnesota Court of Appeals held that defamatory statements about criminal conduct by the plaintiff made by an award recipient at a fundraising banquet and in an article published for fundraising purposes was not protected by a qualified privilege. The appellant, […]
MacGillis Presents on Changes to LLC Law
On January 9, 2018, Trepanier MacGillis Battina P.A. shareholder James MacGillis co-presented a continuing education webcast on “The New LLC Law: What to Know and What to Do Now.” The presentation was sponsored and coordinated by Minnesota Continuing Legal Education. The seminar focused on what lawyers need to know now that the January 1, 2018, […]
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