Farrish Johnson Law Office

Inheriting farmland can be more complicated than simply receiving the title to the real estate. Inherited farmland can take many forms including from a lifetime gift, or estate, or a trust. Considerations may differ depending on whether you have inherited farmland outright or in and entity such as a Trust,...

Don’t Forget Your Will and Fall Cleaning To-Do List

26 Oct 2023

Farrish Johnson Law Office

Elder Law, Paul T. Moosbrugger

Fall is traditionally a time for taking stock, reorganizing, and preparing. Don’t forget to add creating or updating your Will to your fall to-do list. Your Will is an essential document directing the transfer of your property when you die. A Will is necessary if you wish to make specific...

Are Retirement Accounts Protected in a Bankruptcy?

20 Sep 2023

Farrish Johnson Law Office

Andy J. Moeller, Bankruptcy, Foreclosure

Since the Covid-19 pandemic-era relief programs are slowly expiring, bankruptcy cases are exponentially increasing in Minnesota. For bankruptcy cases, I often get asked, “will my retirement account(s) be exposed to the trustee? Are they protected?” The answer is almost always yes. Under both the state and federal exemptions an ERISA...

Expungement of Eviction Records

30 Aug 2023

Farrish Johnson Law Office

Eviction, Expungement, Miscellaneous

In Housing & Redevelopment Authority of Duluth, MN v. Young, the Minnesota Court of Appeals held that district courts have the inherent authority to expunge judicially held eviction records. Young was evicted from an apartment. After his eviction, he became homeless and claimed resulting harm to his mental and physical...

State Not Strictly Liable for Dog Attacks

30 Aug 2023

Farrish Johnson Law Office

Litigation, Miscellaneous, Personal Injury

In Berrier v. Minnesota State Patrol, the Minnesota Court of Appeals held that the State is not strictly liable for injuries arising out of an unprovoked attack by a state patrol dog. Minnesota statutes impose strict liability, that is liability without the need to prove negligence or failure to use...

Just the FAQs: Minnesota’s Ban on Non-Compete Agreements

22 Aug 2023

Farrish Johnson Law Office

Areas of Law, Employment Law, Joseph A. Gangi, Litigation, Miscellaneous

Non-Compete Agreements have always been disfavored in the eyes of the law. Now they are banned in Minnesota. Here is what you need to know: What is a Non-Compete Agreement? A Non-Compete Agreement is any agreement that prevents an employee from obtaining certain employment following termination. It includes prohibitions on...

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