Legal

The legal landscape in Minnesota is constantly evolving. This section highlights important court cases, legislative updates, and consumer protection laws that shape the rights of Minneapolis and St. Paul residents. Stay informed about legal trends that impact your safety, finances, and justice.

The Diocese of Gallup List : When Did They Know?

The Diocese of Gallup of New Mexico released a list this past week of 31 priests credibly accused of abusing minors. In looking at the list, you wonder when did they know about each of these individuals? The names date back to 1950. Some are…

By Mike Bryant

/ 23 Mar 2015

With New Diocese of Gallup Disclosure: Why No Diego Mazon, O.F.M?

This past week, the Diocese of Gallup disclosed 31 new names of credibly disclosed priests. This is an addition to the names of 11 priests from 2002. The new names are really not new. They are names that they should have known earlier and that…

By Mike Bryant

/ 20 Mar 2015

The Priest Lists Are Important For Who Is Still Out There

The disclosure of the 31 new names this past week from the Diocese of Gallup again remind us about the safety component of each of these disclosures. If the former priest is still alive and out in the public, the names and whereabouts of those…

By Mike Bryant

/ 18 Mar 2015

With Diocese Of New Ulm Accused Priest Disclosures: Why Not More Names?

This past week, the Diocese of New Ulm disclosed 4 names of accused priests. The new names are really not new. They are names that they should have known earlier and that they should have disclosed. I found it interesting to look at the names…

By Mike Bryant

/ 16 Mar 2015

Diocese of New Ulm Release Their List of 4 Priests Accused of Sexually Abusing Minors

The Diocese of New Ulm released a list today of 4 priests accused of sexually abusing minors. The release came without an real announcement and almost a year after the other Diocese in Minnesota. It also wasn’t their list of the credibly accused that other Dioceses…

By Mike Bryant

/ 13 Mar 2015

Spring Forward and Check Smoke and CO Batteries!

It Spring ahead tonight, where we lose an hour of sleep and have to change all the clocks. I love the DCR’s and Cell phones that take care of themselves. But did you change the necessary batteries? The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is…

By Mike Bryant

/ 7 Mar 2015

Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis Goes Bankrupt

Today the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis announced that they are going bankrupt. It will be interesting to see what comes of this action. We know that it will stop all litigation and shorten the window for people making claims. We also know that…

By Mike Bryant

/ 16 Jan 2015

The Diocese of Gallup Provide New Names But Need To Do More

This past week the Diocese of Gallup released the names of 31 credibly accused priests. As always, disclosure is important, but they need to do more: 1) The need to release the files that go along with these names. The files have in the past…

By Mike Bryant

/ 7 Jan 2015

Is the Diocese of Gallup New Disclosure Just Bankruptcy Protection?

This past week the Diocese of Gallup disclosed a list of 30 new names of credibly accused priests. As usual, there is talk about the names being old and in many cases dead. Which raises the question of why weren’t these names disclosed earlier? …

By Mike Bryant

/ 5 Jan 2015

What You Were Reading In 2014 At The Minneapolis Legal Examiner

This year has been about as active as last year. I again took some time off for a couple of months from posting. Mostly due to a group of trials I had. We thank everyone, who took the time to read any of our posts.…

By Mike Bryant

/ 30 Dec 2014

Minnesota Has To Finally Pass Survivor Statute

For the last couple of years the Minnesota Legislature has been looking at the survivor statute as a possible law change. Basically, to deal with cases where a plaintiff dies before the case is settled or reached a judgment. Today in Minnesota , when a…

By Mike Bryant

/ 23 Dec 2014

Diocese of Gallup Adds 31 Names to List of Priests Accused of Sexually Abusing Minors

The Diocese of Gallup of New Mexico released a list this week of 31 additional priests accused of sexually abusing minors. The release adds to their previous lists of 11. Along with the list the Bishop James S. Wall released a statement: Dear Sisters and Brothers…

By Mike Bryant

/ 21 Dec 2014