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Client Win: Judge Rules in Favor of Certificateholder in RMBS Case
On May 21, 2020, the Ramsey County District Court ordered U.S. Bank, as trustee of a residential mortgage-backed securities trust, to use trust assets to pursue litigation against Goldman Sachs entities concerning thousands of mortgages in the trust that defaulted.
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Article: Eighth Circuit Decision Demonstrates Conflicting Views on Use of Deadly Force
A recurring question in §1983 cases is whether unarmed, feeing suspects pose the requisite threat to officers or others to justify the use of deadly force. Related questions include the availability of qualified immunity at the summary-judgement stage. A recent Eighth Circuit decision embodies conficting views on this subject.
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Award: Chambers USA 2020 Ranks Greene Espel and its Attorneys
Greene Espel PLLP is proud to announce that Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, has again ranked Greene Espel among the top law firms in the United States.
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Article: The Eighth Circuit Applies the ‘Effects Test’ for Personal Jurisdiction in a Pair of Recent Decisions
While the Eighth Circuit’s recent decisions applying the effects tests provide helpful guidance, questions nonetheless remain, especially as the effects test relates to email, text, and telephone communications between out-of-state defendants and in-state plaintiffs.
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Webinar (4/13/2020): Supporting Children During the COVID-19 PANDEMIC with Dr. Dan Shapiro
Children find it especially difficult to make sense of the COVID-19 pandemic. They have concerns and anxiety about health, missing friends and family, remote schooling, and the future.
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Article: Eighth Circuit Affirms Preliminary Injunction Against Enforcement of Arkansas ‘Blackout’ Periods for Campaign Contributions
The court affirmed a preliminary injunction against enforcement of an Arkansas statute that prohibits campaign contributions from being made during a two-year “blackout” period well before an election.
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Article: Why the Supreme Court Denied Review of Eighth Circuit Murder Conviction
The Supreme Court recently declined to review 'Cottier v. United States', an Eighth Circuit decision upholding a conviction of second-degree murder.
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Article: Eighth Circuit Joins Those Invalidating Traditional Panhandling Laws, While Some Newer Approaches Are Upheld
On November 6th, the Eighth Circuit upheld an injunction against Arkansas’s revised statutory prohibition of panhandling, but split on the question of whether the district court should have 8th Circuit Spotlight enjoined the enforcement of the prohibition on a statewide basis.
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Client Win: Greene Espel Client Honeywell Beats $22 million Implied Contract Claim, Wins Counterclaim
A customer sued Honeywell International Inc. in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for almost $22 million claiming that Honeywell was obligated to create video surveillance hardware and software customized for the customer and its end-users.
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Amran Farah to Serve on Judicial Selection Committee
Greene Espel PLLP congratulates Amran Farah on being selected by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith to serve on the Judicial Selection Committee for the seat recently vacated by the Honorable Joan Ericksen.
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Press Mention: John Baker Comments on Case That Could Eliminate the Quo Warranto Writ from Minnesota Law
In litigation now pending before the Minnesota Supreme Court, the state’s solicitor general has argued for the elimination of the quo warranto writ—a common law cause of action to force a government agency to identify the authority for its official actions.
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Article: Eighth Circuit Flips Invalidation of Engagement-letter Arbitration Clause
Under the Federal Arbitration Act, a court can invalidate an arbitration agreement based on the traditional contract defenses, including unconscionability.
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Press Mention: Profiles in Practice Features Amran Farah
Greene Espel attorney Amran Farah was recently interviewed for Minnesota State Bar Association’s Profiles in Practice.
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Client Win: Greene Espel Client Wins Appellate Victory
The city-built Capital City Plaza Parking Ramp in downtown St. Paul has been a disappointment to bondholders for years.
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Event (11/5/2019): Cliff Greene Featured Speaker: Traditions of Excellence Inspiring Conversations with Industry Leaders
Greene Espel’s co-founder Cliff Greene will speak at the inaugural 2019-2020 Traditions of Excellence series at Mitchell Hamline.
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Award: Greene Espel is Recognized Again Among Nation’s Top Law Firms
Greene Espel PLLP is pleased to announce that it has been recognized in the 2020 U.S. News - Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” in top national and regional practice area categories.
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Update: ‘Willful’ Thinking: Supreme Court Set To Clarify When Trademark Owners May Recover Profit Awards
Does the Lanham Act entitle a trademark owner to an award of the infringer’s profits as a remedy for infringement under §1125(a) only if the infringement was willful?
During the upcoming term, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider Romag Fasteners v. Fossil, No. 18-1233, a trademark case that presents the Court with a question that has puzzled the federal courts of appeals for years. Does the Lanham Act entitle a trademark owner to an award of the infringer’s profits as a remedy for infringement under §1125(a) only if the infringement was willful?
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Event (10/1/2019): John Baker to Speak on the Supreme Court's Knick Decision
Greene Espel attorney John Baker will speak in Chicago October 1, 2019 at the 2019 Kratovil Conference on Real Estate Law and Practice.
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Award: Amran Farah Recognized as a 2019 Diversity & Inclusion Honoree by Minnesota Lawyer
Greene Espel attorney Amran Farah was selected as one of the 2019 Diversity and Inclusion Honorees.
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Eleven Greene Espel Lawyers Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America 2020"
Greene Espel PLLP is pleased to announce that 11 of its lawyers have been recognized in the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. For over thirty years, Best Lawyers compiles its annual widely regarded recognition by an exhaustive peer review survey in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their peers.
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