Privacy torts were not recognized until the 1998 case, Lake v. Walmart Stores. The Lake decision finally recognized the privacy torts of appropriation, intrusion upon seclusion, and public disclosure. …
READ MORE →Fiduciary duties arise from a relationship of special confidence, one that exists “when confidence is reposed on one side and there is resulting superiority and influence on the other.” …
READ MORE →This article explains fraudulent misrepresentation, also known as fraud, under the common law. Even though this claim is based on the common law, it remains alive and relevant today. A common law …
READ MORE →The Minnesota Consumer Fraud Act (“CFA”) provides protection for Minnesota consumers. The CFA makes it unlawful for any person to act, use or employ “any fraud, false pretense, false promise, …
READ MORE →Misrepresentation is a term used in contract law that refers to false statements made by a party when attempting to enter or get out of a contract or business agreement with another party. There are …
READ MORE →“Piercing the corporate veil” is a legal doctrine that allows owners of a company to be liable for acts of the company. “Piercing the corporate veil” is widely accepted legal concept in Minnesota. …
READ MORE →Corporations, Limited Liability Companies, General Partnerships, and Limited Partnerships are legal entities separate and distinct from their owners depending on what type of business structure the …
READ MORE →Minnesota employers can be liable for the acts of their employees under the legal doctrines of negligent supervision and negligent retention. Negligent Supervision Liability for negligent supervision …
READ MORE →What is Unjust Enrichment? Unjust enrichment exists when one person is allowed to profit at another’s expense without making restitution for the reasonable valuable of any profit or services that have …
READ MORE →Different Accommodation for a Predecessor Not Indicative of Discrimination In Dahl v. Regents of University of Minnesota, No. A12-1076, WL 1187996 (Minn. Ct. App. Aug. 6, 2013), the former CFO, Peg …
READ MORE →The notion of fair use is something that every person or party with a trademark or copyright should be aware of. While having a trademark and a copyright exists to provide protection so the person who …
READ MORE →Usually, false advertising claims are brought under the Lanham Act, a federal statute, and Minnesota’s Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act (“DTPA”), Minn. Stat. §§ 325D.43-.48. The …
READ MORE →Minnesota attorney Aaron Hall speaks with Dr. Jeffery Stamp, inventor of the “Baked! Lays Potato Crisp” and founder of Bold Thinking Institute, about some of the problems new businesses face and how …
READ MORE →Minnesota attorney Aaron Hall speaks with Brian Call, president of Rubicon Mortgage Advisors, about Rubicon Mortgage Advisors and the mortgage industry as a whole. Brian Call, CRMS, MMS President, …
READ MORE →In this new economy plagued with high unemployment and fiscal uncertainty it has become increasingly more frequent for ex-employees to bring workplace defamation claims against their former employer …
READ MORE →It is a violation of Minnesota law for someone to post explicit videos or photos of you online without your permission. This is a violation of your right to privacy. In the age of society’s obsession …
READ MORE →In Minnesota, you now have the option of creating a Public Benefit Corporation for your social enterprise. This lets you combine the benefits of a business with a charitable purpose like a nonprofit …
READ MORE →Governor Mark Dayton signed the Responsible Contractor bill (H.F. 1984) into law on May 16, 2014, creating a requirement now codified at Minn. Stat. § 16C.285. The idea of a “responsible …
READ MORE →Problem: You need to prove to a bank (or another) that you own your business Imagine you walk into a bank to open a new checking account for your business. The banker says you must provide proof that …
READ MORE →By altering company deposit slips, an employee was able to embezzle $244,000. She prepared two deposit slips: one put funds into the company’s account and the other put funds into her own bank …
READ MORE →A strong brand is important, but it is often no replacement for relationships. Rick Tate, a thought-leader on business topics, explains: Merely satisfying customers will not be enough to earn their …
READ MORE →Employers Ability to Recoup Payments Due to Employees’ Post-Severance Wrongdoing It is common in Minnesota for employers to offer severance compensation to employees. These types of agreements vary …
READ MORE →Governor Dayton recently approved a package of bills titled the Women’s Economic Security Act to enhance conditions for women in the workplace. A portion of the new law requires businesses in certain …
READ MORE →We will occasionally meet a company owner who is personally motivated to sell but feels that there are several things that need to be improved before the company is ready to be put on the market. This …
READ MORE →What is the Program? Legislation passed in 2001 (the Sustainable Forest Incentive Act (SFIA)) allows annual payments to be made to enrolled owners of forested land as an incentive to practice …
READ MORE →This property classification, enacted in 2008, provides a reduced class rate of 0.65 percent to forested property that is subject to a current forest management (stewardship) plan and that meets …
READ MORE →The Green Acres Program provides property tax relief for owners of agricultural property in areas where the market value of land is being affected by development pressure, sales of recreational land, …
READ MORE →What is a Special Agricultural Homestead? The Special Agricultural Homestead provision extends homestead status to property owners who do not live on their farm but actively farm their land or who …
READ MORE →Background During the 2001 legislative session, Minnesota enacted the first state property levy since taxes payable in 1967. The tax is only on certain properties and was enacted as part of a property …
READ MORE →Special Homestead Classification: Class 1b Special Homestead Classification: Class 1b provides a reduced class rate for qualifying blind/disabled property owners. What is Class 1b? Class 1b provides a …
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