A landlord/tenant battle appears to be in the offing before Judge Doty concerning COLD STORAGE and, apparently, it hinges on Icelandic law.  (The complaint, filed today, is below.)Versacold v Inland American Complaint

Looks like Apple and AT&T Mobility will be spending some time in the U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota (before Judge Magnuson) due to an alleged broken promise as to capabilities of the iPhone (ability to handle “MMS” files (multimedia messaging service) (enabling sending by phone of images, music, and video)).  Not all techies are […]

Pending before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit is an issue of first impression for the Eighth Circuit, an issue that several district courts have confronted, but only one other circuit court, the Eleventh Circuit (Tapscott v. MS Dealer Service Corp.) — a decision whose analysis has been subject to criticism). […]

The University of Minnesota has filed suit in connection with light-rail plans in Hennepin County District Court. The issue is the impact of light-rail on University research projects.  The Complaint is here.

Today’s Minneapolis Star Tribune includes an AP story about a Missouri lawyer apparently getting rich by taking on mega hog farms in lawsuits in Missouri arising out of the apparently noxious odors that emanate from such businesses.To file under, “Gosh Darn That E-Mail,” the article reports that,  “In an internal memo accidentally e-mailed to The […]

Having recently noted a perceived greater frequency of patent trials vs. other kinds of civil litigation, it is perhaps not all that surprising that Donaldson Co., Inc., which had been locked in patent litigation with Baldwin Filters, Inc. from 2004-2008 (District of Minnesota, Case No. 04-2679) (Donaldson having been represented by David Gross, of Faegre […]

The Minnesota Supreme Court has issued a 22-page opinion:  censure and suspension from judicial duties for 6 months without pay is warranted for First District Judge Timothy Blakely who violated Canons of Judicial Conduct by negotiating and obtaining a substantial legal fee reduction from his personal attorney (whom he owed nearly $100,000) at the same […]

This case, arising in the context of truck and truck part manufacturing, was covered on this blog in July. The case was covered before that, back in March. The Eighth Circuit granted a petition for rehearing, vacated the previous opinion, substituted today’s opinion, and Plaintiff-Appellee Donaldson Co. still loses. (The Eighth Circuit’s July opinion included analysis […]

An out-of-state company hires employees from a Minnesota company (C.H. Robinson), with whom the employees had signed non-disclosure agreements and non-competition agreements. Those agreements also included a forum selection clause providing that litigation brought to enforce the terms of the agreements would be brought in court in Minnesota (state or federal). (Other defendants/former C.H. Robinson […]

U.S. District Court Judge Michael Davis heard argument today on cross-motions for summary judgment in a case brought by Sierra Club Northstar Chapter in regard to a bridge over the St. Croix River. Cross motions for summary judgment had been pending since late May. The Sierra Club, represented by the Environmental Law & Policy Center, […]