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It happens more than it should. A homeowner pays every contractor invoice on time. The contractor nonetheless walks off the job before finishing. The homeowner is then forced to pay someone else to complete the work. Then, shockingly, a lien arrives from a supplier the homeowner has never heard of,...
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It happens more than it should. A homeowner pays every contractor invoice on time. The contractor nonetheless walks off the job before finishing. The homeowner is then forced to pay someone else to complete the work. Then, shockingly, a lien arrives from a supplier the homeowner has never heard of,...
Five Key Takeaways for Minnesota Employers: Early data from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) show that Paid Leave is reaching workers across income levels and geographic areas: 54% of applicants earn less than $78,000, and 44% live outside the seven-county metro area. That reach may support...
Welcome to the October edition of The Briefing Room, a monthly collection of ideas, developments, and resources for lawyers and legal professionals. Article Fewer Obstacles Between the Lawyer and the Page In September, I had the chance to speak with Daniela Alexander, founder and CEO of LegalType, about the everyday...
In Part 1, we looked at how to choose a location, the due diligence a cannabis tenant should complete before signing, and the standard lease provisions that do not work for a regulated cannabis business. This second installment turns to the protections operators should affirmatively negotiate into the lease, and...
Minnesota’s cannabis industry is creating new opportunities for entrepreneurs, operators, and investors, but one of the first challenges every cannabis business faces is finding a place to open its doors. Whether you are launching a cannabis retail business, cultivation facility, manufacturing operation, or another licensed cannabis enterprise, the location you...
Having an estate plan, even an imperfect one, is usually better than having no plan at all. But an existing plan can still have serious flaws that defeat its overall goals or objectives. A plan based on misperceptions, including the idea that estate planning must be perfectly timed, can be...
Commercial litigation refers to legal disputes involving businesses, organizations, partnerships, or individuals acting in a business capacity. These disputes can arise from contracts, business transactions, employment relationships, partnerships, intellectual property, or other commercial activities. Businesses may encounter many different types of disputes, including: Breach of contract disputes: Disagreements over whether...
Welcome to the September edition of The Briefing Room, a monthly collection of ideas, developments, and resources for lawyers and legal professionals. This month’s materials turn repeatedly to a question that is becoming harder to avoid: as legal work becomes more automated, data-rich, and AI-mediated, what remains nondelegable? Brendan M....
Defamation damages are unusually difficult to prove. A false accusation may circulate through a workplace, professional community, or social circle without producing a receipt for the harm it causes. Prospective customers rarely explain that they chose a competitor because of something they heard. Colleagues may quietly withdraw their trust. Friends...
Do it nice or do it twice. Unfortunately, some people do not discover the problem until it is too late. That is why it is important to get your estate plan right before you either lose capacity or are no longer here to amend your plan. And AI is not...