Many personal injury lawsuits in Minnesota are governed by a two-year statute of limitation restricting the time the suit may be filed. However, a state appellate court recently ruled that Minnesota's whistleblower statute allows a longer six-year time period to file a suit.
Future of St. Paul's Highland Park tract undecided
Rezoning, environmental reclamation and demolition are the issues that accompany the ultimate decision on the use of 122-acre riverside tract in Highland Park in St. Paul, Minnesota. After 19 months of demolition on the site, three years after the motor plant closed and close to 90 years after Henry Ford first picked the location to build automobiles, the future of the real estate land use is still uncertain as the property awaits purchase.
Rude conduct may not cause Minnesota sexual discrimination
Rude conduct in Minnesota may not constitute a hostile work environment that is sufficient to support a workplace discrimination legal case, according to the U.S. Eight Circuit Court of Appeals. Instead, a victim must establish that discriminatory intimidation, ridicule and insult permeated the workplace.
Minnesota family takes over Polaroid
The Pohlad family, owners of the Minnesota Twins and one of the state's wealthiest families, announced that it gained majority ownership of the long-troubled Polaroid corporation in a $70 million deal. A federal bankruptcy judge approved the selling of a partial ownership interest to the Pohlads and an unidentified partner. The Pohlads, through its Marquette Companies, also obtained ownership from earlier investors in Polaroid for control of approximately 65 percent of the company.
