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If you’re considering filing a lawsuit in Minnesota, a critical question to ask is whether you can recover attorney’s fees as part of your case. The answer largely depends on the type of claim you bring, the agreements between parties, and specific Minnesota laws. Let’s explore when attorney’s fees might...
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The Great Recession pitted lenders against borrowers in a financial crisis that produced an estimated 3.8 million foreclosures between 2007 and 2010. There were no winners. People lost their jobs, their homes, and their creditworthiness. The financial services industry was decimated by non-performing loans, bad publicity and the cost of...
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While major portions of the business world are on hold, business owners and leaders can still position their business for sale or acquisition in a positive way by focusing on the future. Thinking critically about your five-year plan is a productive way to spend your time if business is slow....
Michael Klemm, David Hellmuth, Phaedra Howard, and Nancy Polomis of our Homeowners Association Team have created a concise collection of information to help the boards and residents common interest communities face new challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Even as the Governor’s stay home order is set to expire...
The United States has experienced a surge in immigration since 1970, and there are now approximately 45 million foreign-born people living in the United States. Some of them have become U.S. citizens, but many non-citizens live in the United States as well. In 2019 alone, approximately 1,031,000 foreign nationals obtained...
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We at Hellmuth & Johnson hope that you and your family are healthy and well. During this unsettled time, as we endure the “new normal” of living with the unfortunate COVID-19 pandemic, there is a good opportunity to put ones legal and financial affairs in order. It is an essential...
Last Thursday, April 9, 2020, the Federal Reserve took additional actions to provide up to $2.3 trillion in loans to support the economy. This funding will assist households and employers of all sizes and bolster the ability of state and local governments to deliver critical services during the coronavirus pandemic....
The severity of the COVID-19 pandemic should serve as a wake-up call to those who have been putting off creating or updating an estate plan. None of us know what tomorrow will bring, so for your own peace of mind and the benefit of your loved ones, it is important...
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The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted our world in dramatic ways – from the workforce shifting to working from home to skyrocketing unemployment numbers. Many owners and C-Suite execs have had to make tough decisions about the future of their business, not to mention that a recession may also be on...
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As we are all well aware by now, Governor Tim Walz issued Emergency Executive Order 20-20 on March 25, 2020, and that order has just been supplanted, as of April 8, 11:59 P.M., by Emergency Executive Order 20-33. Order 20-33 adds a few exceptions to the stay-at-home rule stated in...
Coronavirus disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) has become a global pandemic, and Minnesota’s efforts to contain the spread of the disease are directly impacting commercial landlords and tenants. As of the date of this writing, Governor Tim Walz has issued Executive Orders closing bars, restaurants, and other places of public accommodation (see...