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Federal Appeals Court Affirms Minnesota District Court’s Authority to Order State to Comply with Landmark Settlement Benefitting People with Disabilities
In 2011, O'Meara Leer Wagner & Kohl negotiated a landmark class action settlement with the State of Minnesota on behalf of...
Read MoreMinnesota Supreme Court Affirms WCCA Award of .191 Attorney Fees
The Minnesota Supreme Court recently affirmed the Minnesota Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals (WCCA), holding an attorney is...
Read MoreWisconsin Supreme Court Addresses What it Takes to Properly Plead a Claim of Successor Liability in Wisconsin and How, When Properly Pled, the Fraudulent Transaction Exception to Wisconsin’s Successor Non-Liability Rule is Analyzed
In a split decision, the Wisconsin Supreme Court recently held in Springer v. Nohl Electric Products Corp., No. 2015AP829 (May...
Read MoreWisconsin Supreme Court Holds Negligent Supervision is Not an “Occurrence”
In a 4-3 decision, the Wisconsin Supreme Court recently held in Talley v. Mustafa, No. 2015AP2356, 2018 WI 47 (May 11, 2018)...
Read MoreThe Minnesota Supreme Court Interprets Minnesota’s Statutory Dram Shop Notice Requirement
In Buskey v. Am. Legion Post # 270 , ___ N.W.2d ___ (Minn. April 4, 2018), a divided Minnesota Supreme Court reversed the trial...
Read MoreSchools and Public Safety: Minnesota Doesn’t Have to Stoop to Arming Teachers
Following the school shooting tragedy in Parkland, Fla., President Donald Trump said that teachers who have “natural talent like...
Read MoreMens Rea of Unidentified Driver Irrelevant for “Hit-and-Run Motor Vehicle” Coverage under UM Policy
In Minnesota, mandatory “uninsured motorist coverage” includes coverage for bodily injury caused by “hit-and-run motor...
Read MoreCome Visit OLWK at Booth 404 Tomorrow at the MSBA 97th Annual Leadership Conference!
We’ll be at the Minneapolis Convention Center from 8am-5pm January 12th and from 7:30am- 10:30am January 12th. Stop by...
Read MorePlease Join OLWK at the 2018 Minnesota School Boards Association 97th Annual Leadership Conference in Minneapolis on January 11-12, 2018
O’Meara, Leer, Wagner & Kohl is proud to participate in the 2018 Minnesota School Boards Association 97th Annual...
Read MoreOLWK Attorney Rachael Hafdahl Interviews Judge Thomas Conley
OLWK Attorney Rachael Hafdahl Interviews Judge Thomas Conley in the January / February edition of Hennepin Lawyer. Read the...
Read MoreAs 2017 Comes to a Close, Minnesota’s Appellate Courts Continue to Grapple with the Issue of Foreseeability in Tort Cases
In 2017, the Minnesota Supreme Court has grappled with the issue of foreseeability in a variety of tort cases. In particular, the...
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