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Shamus O’Meara named to POWER 30 list
Shamus O’Meara named to Minnesota Lawyer’s 2022 POWER 30 Construction and Real Estate Law list ...
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Shamus O’Meara named to Minnesota Lawyer’s POWER 30 list
Industry dialog and leadership in school security design and integrated community project highlighted...
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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 MoreO’Meara, Leer, Wagner & Kohl, P.A. Attorneys Selected “Super Lawyers” and “Rising Star”
O’Meara, Leer, Wagner and Kohl proudly announces that three of the Firm’s shareholders –Timothy J. Leer...
Read MoreWisconsin Supreme Court Upholds Application of Construction Contract Subrogation Waiver Over Statutory and Exculpatory Challenges
Subrogation waivers remain enforceable in the construction context in Wisconsin. In Rural Mut. Ins. Co. v. Lester...
Read More8th Circuit Denies “Drive-By” ADA Claims
The 8th Circuit recently affirmed a District of Minnesota Order for Summary Judgment, dismissing claims for damages stemming from...
Read MoreAccess Press Features O’Meara Leer Partner’s Integrated Community Project
Access Press, the leading media source for the Disabilities Community, recently published an article featuring Shamus...
Read MoreLocal Business Leaders Launch $100 Million Community Project Design Benefiting People With Developmental Disabilities
Shamus O’Meara, a partner with O’Meara Leer Wagner & Kohl and CEO of O&D Group, LLC, and Chris Gibbs, Principal...
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 Issues Anti-Manufacturer Decision in Products-Liability Case and Grants Review in Another Significant Case for Product Manufacturers
The Minnesota Supreme Court recently took action in two products-liability cases we have been monitoring. First, the court issued...
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 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 MoreCondo Developer Held Liable for Design and Construction Defects Under MCIOA—Is it Finally Time for a Change?
OLWK Associate Attorney Lance Meyer recently co-authored an article regarding the Minnesota Court of Appeals decision in 650 N....
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 Supreme Court holds a fact finder may consider embedded-labor-cost depreciation, among other factors, when determining the “actual cash value” of damaged property under the Broad Evidence Rule.
In reformulating and answering a certified question from Federal District Court for the District of Minnesota, the Minnesota...
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 MoreMinnesota Supreme Court Confirms that Statute of Limitations for Claims of Defective Construction Can Begin to Run Before Substantial Completion
The Minnesota Supreme Court confirmed in 328 Barry Ave., LLC v. Nolan Properties Group, LLC that the two-year statute of...
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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