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Work to eliminate miscommunication up front, and don’t make the agreement more complex or convoluted than necessary. What does an employee’s lawyer have in common with an employer’s lawyer? A mutual interest in a concise, effective settlement agreement that will not invite new disputes.

Medical Marijuana in the Workplace materials

Builders Club Legal Corner - MN Home Warranty Dispute Resolution Process (August 2016) article

Working Knowledge Arthur Chapman Employment Law Update - August 10, 2016 Minneapolis Sick and Safe Time Ordinance - Effective July 1, 2017

Builders Club Legal Corner - MN Home Warranty Dispute Resolution Process (June 2016) article

Working Knowledge Arthur Chapman Employment Law Update - April 21, 2016

Builders Club Legal Corner - MN Home Warranty Dispute Resolution Process (April 2016) article

Builders Club Legal Corner - Discovery of a Construction Defect (February 2016) article

Builders Club Legal Corner - Sprinkler Rule (December 2015) article

Builders Club Legal Corner - Designers Liability (October 2015) article

The purpose of this book is to annotate the CGL policy with an emphasis upon Minnesota-specific law bearing upon the policy’s interpretation and application. The bulk of the text is in furtherance of that objective, but certain Minnesota insurance principles, processes, and doctrines have been developed for and apply to liability insurance generally. Some of those may be reassuring to one not familiar with Minnesota law, but some might be disconcerting for the difference from insurance law in other states.

MDLA - Navigating the Duty to Defend in Construction Contracts

2013 Desk Book

“Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Subrogation In a Nutshell, “Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak & Pikala, P.A., October 2009

“Minnesota Third-Party Liability and Subrogation Practice,” Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak & Pikala, P.A., 2007

“Finding Your Pot of Gold at the End of the Subrogation Rainbow, Alternative Settlement Negotiation Models can Resolve the Unresolvable Case,” The Subrogator, Winter 2006

Minnesota Motor Vehicle Insurance Manual (Co-Author), Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association, Third Edition, 2000