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The federal appellate court rejected an out-of-state employee’s Minnesota Human Rights Act claims against her former Minneapolis-based employer, finding she was not considered an “employee” with a physical presence in the state.       

In addition, “noncompetes are back on the radar, United Airlines Managing Counsel Jenny Schwab said during a panel discussion Wednesday.       

“Just talk. Use language a nonlawyer can easily understand,” Liu said.       

“It should go without saying that an integral aspect of the fair administration of justice through our legal system is that the attorneys litigating a case act properly, professionally, and ethically both inside and outside the courtroom. By publishing these social media posts during the trial of this case, the plaintiffs’ attorneys have grievously disappointed …

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“The court has no reason to believe that, if given the chance to sue again, plaintiff would be honest about the scripts’ origins. Nor should defendants be burdened by a second round of litigation,” U.S. District Judge Georgia N. Alexakis said in dismissing an infringement suit over dozens of copyrighted scripts.       

Dicamba-based herbicides allegedly resulted in the destruction of plant habitat for the honeybees and, in turn, caused the bees to produce less honey, according to the court’s ruling.       

Kevin Manara will succeed longtime General Counsel Ed Policy, who will give up the legal reins when he becomes CEO in July.       

The specialty-vehicle maker in 2024 gave Joshua Sherbin a $1.6 million retention bonus and awarded him $3.2 million in stock, a five-fold increase from his award a year earlier.       

“Defendants owed no duty to protect plaintiffs from the negligent acts of a third party because the negligence was not foreseeable, and imposing a duty under these facts would be against public policy,” the court said.       

“I am thankful to everyone who taught me how to be a better lawyer, leader and person, and to those who helped me see different perspectives more clearly,” Castellano wrote on LinkedIn.