Rich Ostlund, with 30-plus years trying shareholder/governance cases, will lead an examination of the Court of Appeals November 2012 decision in Drewitz v. Motorwerks V, which provides valuable judicial guidance on the reasonable expectations doctrine, the interpretation of shareholder control agreements and questions of when and how various shareholder rights end under Minnesota law.

Traditional understanding of modern notice pleading and its relationship to Rule 12.02(e) motions. The advent of substantive notice pleading in the federal courts: Twombly and Iqbal, how the MN Supreme Court has addressed the rule before and after, and the future of Minnesota's Pleading and Rule 12 Motion practice.

Make no mistake: the Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure and General Rules of Practice for the District Courts are different, and you need to know about those changes. This seminar will present information on the extensive background work that went into amending the rules, how they are intended to improve the civil justice system in Minnesota, and perhaps most importantly, how they will affect your day-to-day litigation practice.

Managing and supervisory lawyers are charged with additional responsibility for reporting the misconduct by lawyers in the their firms.  How to handle, and how "not to handle,"  this obligation if the situation should rear its ugly head at your law firm.