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In Staab III, the court of appeals held that reallocation of uncollectable amount allocated to non-defendant tortfeasor could be reallocated under Minn. Stat. Sec. 604.02 and that the post-judgment interest on the reallocated amount accrues on the date the district court orders reallocation. Staab v. Diocese of St. Cloud, A12-1575, A12-1972 (Minn. Ct. App. April 29, 2013).

Prospective contractor for municipal project that recovers under Minnesota Uniform Municipal Contract Law cannot circumvent prohibition of attorney fee awards by claiming entitlement to attorney fees under Minnesota’s private attorney general statute. Rochon Corp., vs. City of St. Paul, A12-1491 (Minn. Ct. App. April 8, 2013).

Nursing home resident’s estate not third-party beneficiary of arbitration agreement executed by resident’s son when resident competent to execute contracts. GGNSC Omaha Oak Grove, LLC v. Payich, Civ. No. 12-2592, (8th Cir. Mar. 4, 2013).

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Firm News

Congratulations to Darwin S. Williams, who was selected as the 2013 “Outstanding Alumnus of the Year” by the University of St. Thomas Law Journal.

Marlene S. Garvis has been appointed to the following positions for the 2012-2013 year:

  1. Chair of the Federal Bar Association Health Law Section
  2. Executive Committee of the ABA Breast Cancer Initiatives Task Force
  3. Minnesota Women Lawyers Advisory Board
  4. Hennepin County Bar Association Delegate to the MSBA Assembly

Congratulations to the following JLO attorneys who were named to the 2012 list of Minnesota Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business: Eugene J. Flick, Joseph E. Flynn, Pierre N. Regnier, Lawrence M. Rocheford, Leonard J. Schweich.

Congratulations to Jason A. Koch who has been named to the 2012 list of Minnesota Rising Stars by Minnesota Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business.

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