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This article is the second in a series about changes in the MCIOA. In this series of articles, we are analyzing the different provisions of SF 1750, which made numerous changes to the Minnesota Common Interest Ownership Act (“MCIOA”). With the exception of a few changes in definitions, which were...
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On June 26, 2021, the world watched as Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22.5 years in prison for the second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter of George Floyd. Not even a year later on February 18, 2022, the world watched again as former police officer Kim Potter was...
You are the Chosen One: the nominated Personal Representative in a close friend or family member’s Will (or perhaps you are a grieving spouse or adult child whose spouse or parent passed away without a Will). Over the weeks and months following that person’s death (the Decedent), you arrive at...
Last week, Vireo Health of Minnesota, LLC – one of two holders of medical cannabis licenses in Minnesota – brought a lawsuit in Hennepin County against state officers and agencies in response to the recent amendments to Minnesota’s hemp law, which allows the sale of certain hemp-derived THC edibles and...
Every trust has at least one grantor, also known as the trustmaker, i.e., the person who creates the trust. So, it can be confusing when terms like grantor trust and nongrantor trust are used. It is helpful to understand that neither of these terms refers to the existence or nonexistence...
This workshop will serve as an introduction to various techniques and tools used in creating an effective Estate Plan such as Revocable Living Trusts, Wills, Powers of Attorney, and Health Care Directives. This workshop will cover: “The Basics of All Estate Plans” Explains: Revocable Living Trusts, Wills, Powers of Attorney,...
What Is Self-Dealing in Trust Administration? A trustee usually has quite a bit of discretion in their management of a trust’s accounts, money, and property (known as assets). At the same time, as a fiduciary, a trustee also owes the trust’s beneficiaries a duty of loyalty, which prohibits the trustee...
In what area of law do you practice and why did you choose this? Litigation What did you want to be when you grew up? A rare book trader and bookbinder in the vein of Mortimer Folchart. When did you decide you wanted to be a lawyer? Probably in High...
In 2011, a class action lawsuit was filed against seven tech companies, including Apple, Google, and Intel, alleging that these companies had for years secretly agreed not to solicit or recruit the others’ technical, creative, R&D, and other salaried employees, leading to suppression of employee pay and mobility within the...
Americans have enjoyed historically high estate tax exemption rates for most of the last twenty years. Such high exemption amounts have kept many of them from needing to seek out more advanced estate planning strategies to avoid estate taxes, which have been as high as 60 percent during those same...
How to do a trademark clearance search Suppose you are brainstorming company names or brands for your goods or services and have a list of potential candidates. One way to help narrow this list of proposed marks is to investigate whether the proposed marks are legally protectable through federal registration...