News & Resources

Shamus O'Meara to Present on Reopening Minnesota Schools
Shamus O’Meara will be presenting as part of a webinar series on Reopening Minnesota’s Schools during the week of...
Read More
[UPDATED] Courts Issue Case Management Guidelines In Response to COVID-19
UPDATED June 17, 2020 . O’Meara Leer Wagner & Kohl, P.A. attorneys practice in several jurisdictions...
Read More
Federal Appeals Court Dismisses State Appeals Involving Landmark Settlement Benefitting People With Developmental Disabilities
O’Meara Leer Wagner & Kohl’s Disabilities group secured a significant victory over the State of...
Read More
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...
Read More
MINNESOTA LAWMAKERS ADDRESS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COVID-19 CLAIMS
Legislation Creates Rebuttable Presumption of Coverage for Certain Workers On April 7, 2020, Minnesota lawmakers...
Read More
Minnesota Issues COVID-19 "Stay At Home" Order, Continues Public Place Closures, and Imposes Distance Learning
Governor Walz Issues Stay At Home Order, Continues Public Place Closures and Mandates Distance Learning Minnesotans ordered...
Read More
Wisconsin Issues "Safer At Home" Order - Legal Services Deemed Essential
Today the Wisconsin Department of Health Services issued Emergency Order #12, entitled the " Safer At Home Order....
Read More
COVID-19 and Your Contracts
COVID-19 and Your Contracts. Force Majeure - An Obscure Contract Provision with Big Implications As the...
Read More
MN State Bar Assn requests Governor Walz deem legal services as "essential services" in event of lockdown
On March 21, 2020, the President of the Minnesota State Bar Association issued a letter to Governor Walz requesting that legal...
Read More
[UPDATED] OLWK Education Law Attorneys Release COVID-19 Toolkit for Minnesota Schools
COVID-19 Toolkit for Minnesota Schools March 21, 2020 [UPDATED March 27, 2020] As you conduct preparations...
Read More
Governor Walz Signs Executive Order Banning Price Gouging During COVID-19 State of Emergency
On March 20, 2020, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz issued Executive Order 20-10 banning price gouging. The Order takes...
Read More
Chief Justice Gildea Asks Legislators for Changes to Certain Deadlines Due to COVID-19
On March 19, 2020, Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Lorie Gildea asked legislative leaders to toll certain deadlines during the...
Read More