An appeal is a very technical and potential very expensive process. In addition to attorneys' fees for drafting the pleadings, the parties must also pay for: Transcripts for Court Hearings Filing Fees Appearance by the Attorney for the Oral Argument And Possibly Appellate Mediation And in the end, that party may lose ...
Minnesota has a strong migrant worker community, primarily due to the farming needs and processing plants across the state. Some estimate that more than 20,000 migrant workers are employed in Minnesota each year. While (obviously) not all migrant workers are "illegal" workers, such a large migration community may raise the question: are ...
Often in workers' comp cases, employees are not awarded enough compensation for their medical needs. Minnesota work comp laws are very complicated. As a result, many workers are taken advantage of by their employers, and required to pay for pricey prescriptions and medical appointments. Don't be fooled. If you're injured at ...
A Financial Early Neutral Evaluation is one avenue you can explore when attempting to settle disputes relating to spousal maintenance, child support, or the division of property. Oftentimes, the neutral will instruct all parties to bring specific financial documents to the FENE. However, it is your responsibility to bring these materials. Below ...
With the state of the real estate market these days, it is not uncommon for divorcing parties to have to decide what to do with a house that is "underwater" (where the mortgage is greater than the value of the home). While it may seem fair to assign a "negative value" to the home ...
Getting injured at work can be hard enough by itself. But when your employer takes improper actions against you following a work injury, it can be downright unbearable. Thankfully, Minnesotans have legal protections against improper employer actions. In this article, we'll discuss just a few statutes that protect injured workers in Minnesota. The Minnesota ...
A new piece of proposed legislation in England aims to achieve more equality in child custody settlements. The legislation touts the importance of a child having contact with both their mother and father. But David Norgrove argues that his recent findings in the independent family law review, prove that "the law should ...
According to a new study, men are twice as likely as women to wed again after a divorce. The study surveyed 2,000 adults was enacted to coincide with the DVD release of Crazy, Stupid, Love. 47 percent of divorced men surveyed said they were eager to wed again, compared to 20 percent ...
There are a lot of different injuries that can result from car, work, or other accidents. When someone fails to exercise reasonable care for the safety of another person, they can be held liable for damages. Here is a list of 10 common personal injuries. Burn Injuries- Burns are some of ...
Parents have a fundamental right to raise and care for their child under the U.S. Constitution. The courts have repeatedly held that child custody can only be removed from a parent for "grave" and "weighty" reasons. So how can a person who is not the parent of a child, gain custody ...
