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Business Interruption Lawsuits Initiated From COVID-19 Pandemic
In the wake of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic courts are beginning to see lawsuits from businesses claiming the virus...
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COVID-19 and Your Contracts
COVID-19 and Your Contracts. Force Majeure - An Obscure Contract Provision with Big Implications As the...
Read MoreThe Common Enterprise Defense is Alive and Well, But Still Not Without Limits
OLWK Attorneys Brian McSherry and Lance Meyer recently co-authored an article regarding the Minnesota Supreme Court's decision...
Read MoreMinnesota Supreme Court Solidifies Common-Enterprise Doctrine with Ruling in Favor of Third Party
This week, the Minnesota Supreme Court held in Kelly v. Kraemer Construction, Inc., A15-1751 , that a general contractor hired...
Read MoreMinnesota Court of Appeals Rules Immunity Under Recreational Use Statute is Only for Landowners Opening Lands to Community at Large
In an opinion issued this morning, the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled the immunities afforded to landowners under the...
Read MoreMinnesota Court of Appeals provides guidance on Minnesota’s Construction Defect Statute of Limitations and MCIOA Six Year Repose Period
Minnesota's Court of Appeals provides guidance on the interpretation of Minnesota's Statute of Limitations for construction defect...
Read MoreMinnesota Court of Appeals holds developer vicariously liable for design and construction defects under the Minnesota Common Interest Ownership Act
In one of the first appellate court decisions to address the scope and applicability of the implied warranties under the Minnesota...
Read MoreAttorneys O’Meara, Thornsjo and Leer Named 2016 SuperLawyers; McSherry Named Rising Star
O'Meara, Leer, Wagner and Kohl is proud to announce that three of the Firm's shareholders –Shamus P. O'Meara, Timothy J. Leer...
Read MoreGovernor Dayton Signs Law Affecting Undisputed Construction Contract Payments and Retainage
Last Tuesday, the Minnesota State Legislature passed a bill regarding payments under building and construction contracts. The bill...
Read MoreMinnesota Court of Appeals rules human resources complaint process is a “dispute resolution process” for purposes of tolling the Minnesota Human Rights Act’s one-year statute of limitations under Minn. Stat. § 363A.28, subd. 3.
In Peterson v. City of Minneapolis , — N.W.2d — (Minn. Ct. App. May 2, 2016), A15-1711, the Minnesota Court of Appeals found...
Read MoreCourt of Appeals warns contractors — comply with the notice procedures in the construction contract or risk waiver.
In Contractors Edge, Inc. v. City of Mankato , the Minnesota Court of Appeals held in an unpublished decision that a contractor...
Read MoreCOVERING ALL THE BASES: LEGAL NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF BASEBALL
On July 15—after almost thirty years—Major League Baseball's All-Star Game returns to the City of Minneapolis, where the best...
Read MoreMN Court of Appeals Allows Housing Court to Award Damages
The Minnesota Court of Appeals recently upheld the right of a Minnesota Housing Court to award monetary damages to an evicted...
Read MoreLegislature Revises Data Privacy Act Involving Public Entity Contracts With Private Parties
Governor Dayton recently signed legislation revising the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act to clarify that private parties...
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