Insights
Intestate Succession—Dying Without a Will
Most people have never heard of Minnesota’s laws of intestate succession. Those who have heard of intestate succession probably don’t know exactly how it works. In essence, the laws of intestate function as a default, statutory will, determining how ...Read More
Minnesota Court of Appeals Rejects Argument to Overturn Case Law Holding Hospitals Cannot be Held Vicariously Liable for Non-Employed Physician’s Negligence
Written by the Gislason & Hunter Medical Malpractice Group
In a July 8, 2019 opinion, the Minnesota Court of Appeals rejected an argument to upend published case law that has stood for thirty years in Minnesota and which holds that ...Read More
The Case for Forming a Partnership
Entrepreneurs have many different options for setting up a business in today’s market place. And although corporations and limited liabilities companies are more popular, the partnership is still a useful form of business that allows people with complementary talents ...Read More
New Minnesota Wage Theft Law
The following is an update from Gislason & Hunter LLP’s Employment, Labor and Benefits Practice Group regarding legislation passed by the State of Minnesota at the end of the 2019 Legislative Session.
The Act:
The laws discussed below were passed as ...Read More
Cybersecurity Basics from a Legal and Practical Perspective
We live in the age of information. Exponential gains in our ability to gather, store, and communicate information electronically define this millennium thus far. But as is usually the case, regulation of the risks associated with rapidly advancing technology ...Read More
Warren V. Dinter Case
Written by the Gislason & Hunter Medical Malpractice Group
In an April 17, 2019 opinion, the Minnesota Supreme Court surprised the healthcare community when it held in Warren v. Dinter that “a physician-patient relationship is not a necessary ...Read More