The women attorneys who were selected as 2016 Super Lawyers or Rising Stars are featured in the Top Women Attorneys in Minnesota list, which is published in the April 2017 issue of Twin Cities Business and the Minneapolis-St. Paul Magazine. Super Lawyers is a Thomson Reuters business that provides a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas, who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Rising Stars selections undergo the same … [Read more...]
Favorable decision in Ketroser v. Asphalt Driveway Company 16-cv-01020 DWF-JSM
Hannah Felix and Jessica Schwie of Jardine, Logan & O’Brien, P.L.L.P. obtained an order for summary judgment dismissing the federal ADA claims brought by Plaintiff David B. Ketroser against Asphalt Driveway Company of St. Paul. Ketroser alleged that (1) the handicap parking space was not located on the shortest accessible route from adjacent parking to an accessible entrance, (2) the slope of the handicap parking space and access aisle were too steep, and (3) the curb ramp did not have flared … [Read more...]
JLO Partner Jessica Schwie and Law Clerk Jordan Leitzke author article in the MCIT Bulletin
JLO Partner Jessica Schwie and JLO Law Clerk Jordan Leitzke have authored an article entitled "Warnings Required When Investigating Employee Misconduct" in the Minnesota Counties Intergovernmental Trust (MCIT) Bulletin, January 2017 issue, page 4. View the MCIT Bulletin here: MCIT Bulletin January 2017 … [Read more...]
2017 Winter JLO Newsletter
Winter - Cell Phones and Motor Vehicle Accidents by Sarah K. Gronemeyer and When Does a Wisconsin Medical Malpractice Claim Accrue? by Lawrence M. Rocheford … [Read more...]
Stand Up Multipositional Advantage MRI, P.A. v. American Family Insurance Company, et al.
After being injured in a motor vehicle accident, American Family policyholders sought treatment from Plaintiff Stand Up MRI. Prior to being provided treatment, however, Stand Up MRI required those policyholders to sign an "irrevocable assignment of insurance benefits." The assignment included the right to receive benefits, the right for Stand Up MRI to pursue claims in its own name, and the right to settle claims without the consent of the policyholder. It also included language that the … [Read more...]
Lawrence M. Rocheford appointment to Rules of Evidence Advisory Committee
By December 20, 2016 Order, Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie S. Gildea appointed Lawrence M. Rocheford to a three-year term to the Rules of Evidence Advisory Committee. … [Read more...]
October JLO Newsletter now available
2016 Legislative Update and Collateral Source Rules: Knowing the Difference between MN and WI … [Read more...]
2016 list of Minnesota Super Lawyers
Congratulations to Joseph E. Flynn, Lawrence M. Rocheford, and Leonard J. Schweich who were named to the 2016 list of Minnesota Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business. … [Read more...]
2016 list of Minnesota Rising Stars
Congratulations to Elisa M. Hatlevig and Vicki A. Hruby, who have been named to the 2016 list of Minnesota Rising Stars by Minnesota Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business. … [Read more...]
June 2016 JLO Newsletter now available
Articles include Liability from above? The potential benefits and liability concerns arising out of the use of drones. and ADA Accessibility “Tester” Lawsuits … [Read more...]