May 29, 2019
A recent ruling from the Minnesota Supreme Court saying doctors can be sued for malpractice even if they’re not directly treating a patient is causing angst in the state’s medical and legal communities. The high court said in its ruling …
February 5, 2019
Minnesota’s high court has declined to expand the state’s doctrine of implied primary assumption of risk to recreational skiing and snowboarding. The Minnesota Supreme Court came to that conclusion Soderberg v. Anderson, published Jan. 23, 2019. The case involves a …
April 9, 2015
The Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled that an insurer created by the Legislature does not have to make its records public. The decision ends a two-year legal battle between the Star Tribune and the Minnesota Joint Underwriting Association. The association …
February 13, 2015
The Minnesota Supreme Court has upheld a state law making it illegal for suspected drunken drivers to refuse a breath test. The high court rejected a man’s claim that the law violated due process by preventing him from refusing an …
December 26, 2011
The Minnesota Supreme Court has agreed to hear the University of Minnesota’s appeal of a $1 million civil verdict against the school and men’s basketball coach Tubby Smith over the hiring of an assistant coach. The court informed the school …