Legislative Update – Recent Changes to Minnesota Foreclosure Law
Minnesota law provides procedures that lenders must follow to foreclose a mortgages on real estate, and the law also provides rights and opportunities for property owners and homeowners facing foreclosure to save their property. Minnesota law was changed this past...
Wrongful Death Statute of Limitations – Minnesota
Minnesota law sets a lower time limit for someone who dies as a result of negligence of another as in a car accident or other situations in which another party has liability for the death of that person. Minnesota sets a three (3) year Statute of Limitations from the...
Deductions From Employee’s Wages Under Minnesota Law
Minnesota's laws are very rigid and with strict penalties for any sums deducted from employee or independent contractor's wages. No employer shall make any deduction, directly or indirectly, from wages due or earned by any employee for stolen property, damage to...
New Debt Collection Notice Requirements for Nonprofit Hospitals
On January 1, 2016, a new law will go into effect that requires nonprofit hospitals to provide patients a specific notice before engaging in certain debt collection activities to collect an unpaid hospital bill. Unpaid hospital bills impact the medical field on both...
New Decision Regarding Constitutionality of Dog Sniff Searches During Traffic Stops
Rodriguez v. United States, 575 U.S. ____ (2015) In a Slip Opinion released April 21, the Supreme Court of the United States addressed the question of whether police may extend the duration of an otherwise completed traffic stop in order to perform a dog search of the...
Minnesota Dog Bite Law
In Minnesota, anyone who owns a dog or “harbors and keeps” a dog is liable if the dog bites someone or injures them in another way, like pushing them down. Minnesota law provides for “strict liability” of dog owners in a wide variety of circumstances. Minnesota...
Saint Paul Saints Free Ticket Promotion
Tell us what you love about the city of Saint Paul for your chance to win our seats to the first game ever played at CHS Field! As a way to say “thank you” to the Twin Cities community, Dudley and Smith, P.A. is offering our tickets to the first game ever played at...
Which Parent Can Claim a Child On Their Tax Returns?
When parents are not married (after a divorce or when they have a child outside of marriage), the question arises every year before April 15th – Which parent is able to claim the joint child as a dependency exemption for income tax purposes? Gloria E. Bogen has been...
St. Patrick’s Day Parade 2015
Come join Dudley and Smith, P.A. during the St. Patrick's Day Parade in downtown St. Paul on March 17, 2015.
What is Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and Do I Have to Participate?
The family law attorneys at Dudley and Smith, P.A. have taken mediation training and have participated in all of the below listed types of alternative dispute resolution to move their cases through to resolution. In almost every instance, the parties to a divorce or...
Is an Oral Promise to Guarantee the Debt of Another Valid?
The importance of having well-drafted written contracts cannot be understated in the business context. No matter the relationship of the parties to the underlying agreement, having that agreement documented in writing is the safest way to memorialize the parties’...
CREDIT CARD DEBT IN CHAPTER 7 BANKRUPTCY
Question Are all of my credit card debts forgiven in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy? Answer Credit card debt is one of the main reasons people file for bankruptcy. People file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in order to discharge their debts and to get a fresh financial start. ...