Minnesota Lawyer articles from November 2008

Minnesota Lawyer archives from November 2008

Minn. Court of Appeals: In the Matter of the Risk Level Determination of T.V.(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Offender's Risk Level Where the offender was convicted of possession of a firearm by an ineligible person and third-degree possession of a controlled substance; the offender had also been charged with the...

Minn. Court of Appeals: In the Matter of the Civil Commitment of: Renz.
November 3, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Mentally Ill and Dangerous Where the patient argues that he should be committed as mentally ill rather than as mentally ill and dangerous; the patient has a history of repeated mental illness commitments;...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Twin City Custom Cycles v. Proudfoot.
November 3, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Fully-Disclosed Principal Where plaintiff corporation entered into a dealer sales and service agreement with TMC Acquisition, LLC (TMC), which was incorrectly identified in the agreement as TMC...

Minn. Court of Appeals: McKinnon v. McKinnon.
November 3, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Child Custody; Discovery Sanctions Where mother sought sole physical custody and father sought joint; the District Court sanctioned mother's failure to file discovery on a timely basis--for which mother's...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Brua v. Minnesota Joint Underwriting Association.(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Dram Shop; Pecuniary Loss Where the insurer included pecuniary loss damages within the definition of bodily injury coverage in its dram shop liability policy, we conclude that the provisions related to...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Business Bank v. Hanson.
November 3, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Fraud; Mortgage Amount Even though the guarantor signed a written agreement which provided various protections for the lender, we conclude that the District Court erred in granting summary judgment for...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Moran v. Buchwald.
November 3, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Statute of Limitations Where, in 1993, the physicians removed plaintiff's insulin pump catheter; plaintiff ceased treatment with the physicians after this procedure was completed; in 2003, plaintiff...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Beaulieu v. Minnesota.(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Transfer of Committed Person Where petitioner was transferred from a state hospital to a county jail pending resolution of criminal charges that allegedly occurred during his commitment, we conclude that...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Moorhead Economic Development Authority v. Anda.(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Condemnation; Contaminated Property Where contamination of the property was discovered after the order for condemnation was issued, we conclude that the existence of contamination on the property on the...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Thornberg v. Witt.(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Damages at Sale Even though the purchasers of real property presented evidence of items that required repair and the expenses they incurred in repairing those items, we conclude that the District Court...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Enterprise Communications Inc. v. Garrison.(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Actively Seeking Employment Where claimant was laid off when her job with her employer's client ended; the employer asked claimant to delay filing for unemployment benefits while it sought additional work...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Smith v. FedEx Kinkos Office and Print Services Inc.
November 3, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Misconduct Where claimant worked at his employer's job site at Best Buy's corporate offices; claimant had a Best Buy badge and identification number but was not entitled to a Best Buy employee discount;...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Chatman v. Speedway SuperAmerica LLC.
November 3, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Voluntary Quit; Childcare Shere claimant objected to the employer's change in her schedule but did not explain that childcare difficulties were the reason that the new schedule was not acceptable;...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Minch v. Buffalo-Red River Watershed District.(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Drainage Ditch; Attorney Fees Where the District Court found that a watershed district prevailed in rulings that a ditch was part of a drainage system under chapter 103E and that the watershed district...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Minnesota v. Beardemphl.(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Wavier of Jury Trial Where defendant confirmed that he had had lengthy discussions with counsel regarding his right to a jury trial versus a court trial; the District Court indicated that the same burden...

Minn. Court of Appeals: In the Matter of the Welfare of: T.L.G.(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Sufficient Evidence Where the District Court credited the neighbor's testimony, which supported the inference that the juvenile fired at the neighbor's truck window with a BB gun in an effort to cause...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Hippler v. Minnesota.(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Conditional-Release Term Where, in 2003, the postconviction petitioner pleaded guilty to third-degree criminal sexual conduct; and petitioner was sentenced to the presumptive term, followed by a five-year...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Minnesota v. Myers.(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff 'Austin' Factors Satisfied Where the probationer violated the conditions of his probation by failing to complete a chemical-dependency evaluation, failing to remain law-abiding, possessing pornographic...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Minnesota v. Crumble.(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Closing Argument Where, in closing argument, the prosecutor suggested that certain witness' trial testimony was untruthful because it contradicted their pretrial statements, and that if the witness' trial...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Minnesota v. Williams.(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Reasons for Departure Where defendant pleaded guilty pursuant to an agreement and waived his right to a sentencing jury; at the sentencing hearing, the prosecutor offered two reasons for an upward...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Minnesota v. Combel.(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Abuse of Charging Function Where defendant pleaded guilty to an offense for which the mandatory statutory sentence is 36 months in prison; the District Court, sua sponte, stayed adjudication and placed...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Kuhnau v. Minnesota.
November 3, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer staff Necessity Defense Where defendant took a tractor without permission from a farm where he left his pickup truck after it ran out of gas; and defendant argues that he was required to take the tractor to...

Minn. Tax Court: Kmart Corp. v. County of Stearns.
November 3, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Big-Box Retail Store Where a single-tenant, big-box retail store is located at a busy intersection which borders St. Cloud; the property was constructed in 1991 as a build-to-suit store and is occupied...

Minn. Supreme Court: In re Petition for Disciplinary Action against Gronbeck.
November 3, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Suspension Where the attorney committed professional misconduct, including misappropriating client funds from his trust account and failing to refund a client's unearned retainer; the attorney has...

Minn. Supreme Court: Order Establishing Deadline for Submitting Comments.(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyers Staff Amendment to Procedural Rules The Supreme Court has proposed an amendment to the Special Rules of Procedure Governing Procedures under the Minnesota Commitment and Treatment Act dealing with expedited...

Minn. Supreme Court: Amendments to Rules of Appellate.(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff The Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure has proposed changes to the Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure. This Court will consider the proposed changes without a hearing....

Minn. Supreme Court: Order Establishing Deadline for Submitting Comments on Proposed Amendments.(Public notice)
November 3, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff The Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the General Rules of Practice for the District Courts has proposed changes to the General Rules of Practice. The Supreme Court will consider the proposed changes...

Minn. Supreme Court: In re Appointments to Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board.
November 3, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board Nancy Zalusky Berg and Richard Lareau (MSBA nominees) are appointed to the Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board. Case Number: C1-84-2140 Case Name:...

Minn. Supreme Court: In re Appointment to the Lawyer Trust Account Board.
November 3, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Lawyer Trust Account Board Angela Sipila (MSBA nominee) is reappointed to the Lawyer Trust Account Board. Case Number: C1-84-2140 Case Name: In re Appointment to the Lawyer Trust Account Board...

U.S. District Court: HealthEast Bethesda Hospital v. United Commercial Travelers of America.
November 3, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Risk of Mistake Where a hospital made a claim under a patient's Medicare Supplement Insurance policy for the costs of caring for the patient prior to his death; the hospital accepted the insurer's offer...

U.S. District Court: Kaplan v. Mayo Foundation.
November 3, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Where plaintiff failed to file the second expert affidavit within 180 days of commencing a medical malpractice suit, the court extends the time for filing because plaintiff satisfies the factors required to...

District Court candidates meet in Ramsey County.
November 3, 2008... Byline: Dan Heilman With the judicial election season about to close, the two candidates in one of the most hotly contested District Court races recently came together at a candidates' forum in St. Paul. Like most judicial candidate...

From elections to electricity, the Office of Administrative Hearings touches every Minnesotan's life.
November 3, 2008... Byline: Barbara L. Jones A case involving what may well be the largest fraud scheme in the state's history also had another distinction -- it was the 20,000th matter docketed at the Office of Administrative Hearings. The case involves...

Health care facility, pro bono effort in Minneapolis: At the crossroad of law and medicine.
November 3, 2008... Byline: Michelle Lore The children were suffering from chronic asthma and bronchitis -- conditions the doctors at the Community-University Health Care Center in the Minneapolis Phillips neighborhood attributed to mold spores and allergens...

Divorce judgment and decree template makes life easier for family law judges in Minnesota.
November 3, 2008... Byline: Michelle Lore Most people laid up due to an injury would relax, take it easy and enjoy the break from their usual routine. But not St. Paul family law attorney Dana McKenzie, who used the time she spent on the couch with a knee...

Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association to hold annual insurance law institute.
November 3, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff The Minnesota Defense Lawyers will hold its annual Insurance Law Institute on Nov. 13, 2008, at Minneapolis Marriott West in St. Louis Park. Topics to be discussed at the all-day event include: * Bad...

Book examines time management for lawyers.
November 3, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff In their latest book, Time Management for Attorneys: A Lawyer's Guide to Decreasing Stress, Eliminating Interruptions & Getting Home on Time, Mark Powers and Shawn McNalis guide lawyers through strategies...

Verdicts & Settlements November 3, 2008: Jury awards $6.75M in patent infringement case.(Case overview)
November 3, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff A federal jury in Minneapolis recently awarded Global Traffic Technologies LLC., $6.75 million in damages for Tomar Electronics Inc.'s infringement of a patent belonging to Global Traffic. Global Traffic...

Minnesota Supreme Court seeks comments on proposed rule amendments.(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff The Minnesota Supreme Court is seeking comments on proposed amendments to the Minnesota Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure, the Minnesota General Rules of Practice for the District Courts and the Special...

Mergers and acquisition experts discuss deals in difficult times at conference in Minneapolis.
November 3, 2008... Byline: Michelle Lore Mergers and acquisition activity is being dramatically affected by the current financial crises, according to experts in the field. However, experience shows that the deals that do close in this kind of...

New advises lawyers on how to manage their time wisely.
November 3, 2008... Byline: Correy E. Stephenson Mark Powers and Shawn McNalis want you to get home on time. In their latest book, “Time Management for Attorneys: A Lawyer’s Guide to Decreasing Stress, Eliminating Interruptions & Getting Home...

'Tis the season: Tips for choosing gifts for clients.(Reprint)
November 3, 2008... Byline: Justin Rebello It’s never too early to get a jumpstart on the holiday season. From a marketing standpoint, it’s crucial for lawyers to think about what gifts to give to clients and referral sources. Gift cards are...

Commentary: Time for a virtual revolution.
November 3, 2008... Byline: Cassie B. Hanson The idea of an office as a static thing is crumbling as practitioners in different regions and specialties utilize technology and innovation to form a virtual firm without walls or boundaries. The definition of...

What's hot and what's not: Construction Law.(Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)
November 3, 2008... Byline: Dan Heilman The meltdown of the housing market hasn't meant a slowdown in legal issues related to real estate and construction; in fact, the practice area is growing in both the number of cases and their complexity. Minnesota...

Across the Region - Nov. 3.
November 3, 2008... SOUTH DAKOTA State court has no jurisdiction in cigarette fight The state court system has no jurisdiction over South Dakota’s fight to force a Canadian cigarette manufacturer to make payments under the national settlement with...

Minnesota Bar Buzz: November 3, 2008.
November 3, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Junior astronauts report back from space Three 7th-grade students from Como Park Elementary in St. Paul -- winners of NASA Space Camp Scholarships from the IP law firm of Fish & Richardson -- recently...

Commentary: How important is it for lawyers to be immediately available to clients?
November 3, 2008... Byline: Edward Poll Several years ago I participated in a blawging exchange concerning a young partner who returned phone calls and e-mails the following day when he had time set aside. The lawyer felt such a response policy increased his...

Commentary: Eighteenth birthday of ADA brings old views and new changes.
November 3, 2008... Byline: Marshall H. Tanick From birth to age 18, [one] needs good parents. --Entertainer Sophie Tucker (1953) An 18th birthday is usually a landmark for those reaching their age of maturity. For legislation, an 18th anniversary...

Women lawyers on leadership in Minneapolis: Take risks and trust yourself.
November 3, 2008... Byline: Barbara L. Jones Mindful of the struggles of women in law and business but wanting to pave a way forward for future professional women, leaders in both groups recently gathered for a Visions of Women's Leadership roundtable at the...

Minnesota Lawyers in the News: November 3, 2008.
November 3, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Alison L. Olig, Kristin L. Petersen and William R. Asp have joined the law firm Best & Flanagan as associates. All three will practice in the areas of commercial litigation, business law and private wealth...

Vacancies on criminal rules committee in Minnesota announced.
November 3, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff The Supreme Court is looking for members to fill vacancies in the following positions on the Advisory Committee on Rules of Criminal Procedure: District Court judge, city prosecutor/county attorney, and...

8th U.S. Circuit: Mo. Coalition for the Environment v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
November 3, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Plant Reconstruction; Relicensing; Environmental Assessment Where the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission authorized reconstruction of a hydroelectric generating plant, a petition for review from the...

8th U.S. Circuit: Coop v. Frederickson.(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Above-Median Debtor; 'Disposable Income'; Plan Length Where the bankruptcy court confirmed a 48-month plan period for a debtor with negative disposable income, the plan must extend for the entire 60-month...

8th U.S. Circuit: Ausler v. U.S.(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Where a defendant who was convicted of drug charges claimed he was denied conflict-free counsel when defendant's appointed counsel was relieved due to defendant's disruptive behavior but the same attorney...

8th U.S. Circuit: U.S. v. Foxx.
November 3, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Sufficiency Of Evidence; Sentencing Where three defendants were convicted on charges arising out of a conspiracy to distribute marijuana, overwhelming evidence supported the conviction of the first...

8th U.S. Circuit: U.S. v. Webb, U.S. v. Rey.(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Drug Quantity; Jury Determination Where a District Court imposed sentences based on its own drug-quantity determination, which was greater than the quantity determined by the jury, the sentences were...

8th U.S. Circuit: Kosmicki v. Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Company.
November 3, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Discrimination; ADA; Termination Where a train operator sued his employer for reinstatement and back pay claiming he was terminated because his employer regarded him as disabled, the employer's claim that...

8th U.S. Circuit: Leonard v. Executive Risk Indemnity, Inc.
November 3, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff D&O Policy; Indemnification; Defense Costs Where an insurer denied coverage to a securities broker for the defense of claims brought by buyers of bonds which were defaulted upon, the illusory-coverage...

Federal judge allows DWI suspects to intervene in Minn.'s Intoxilyzer suit.
November 10, 2008... Byline: Barbara L. Jones A federal judge has allowed four DWI defendants to intervene in a lawsuit between the state and the maker of the Intoxilyzer over the device's source code. U.S. District Court Judge Donovan Frank, overturning a...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Minnesota v. Findley.(Brief article)
November 10, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Right to Remain Silent Where defendant decided to remain silent after an investigator warned him of his Miranda rights; during the investigator's explanation of the booking process, defendant asked...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Minnesota v. Green.(Brief article)
November 10, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Warrant to Search Home Where defendant was suspected of inappropriate sexual contact with two girls; in an affidavit supporting a search warrant for defendant's home, an officer stated that defendant's...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Minnesota v. Barker.(Brief article)
November 10, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Custody Status Point Where the sentencing judge determined defendant was on probation at the time of the offense, which added a point to the criminal history score used to determine his sentence, we...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Jenstead v. Minnesota.(Brief article)
November 10, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Durational Departure; Consecutive Even though imposition of a double durational departure on the first count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct was not an abuse of discretion, we conclude that the...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Minnesota v. Harrell.(Brief article)
November 10, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Prosecutorial Vindictiveness Where defendant rejected two plea agreements that would have recommended sentences of 92 and 49 months, respectively, to an amended charge; both of these recommended sentences...

U.S. District Court: Bellisio Foods, Inc. v. Prodo Pak Corp.(Brief article)
November 10, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Personal Jurisdiction; Commercial Transaction Where a company located in New Jersey conducted negotiations for sale of packaging machinery to a Minnesota company that has facilities in Minnesota and Ohio;...

U.S. District Court: Burks v. Abbott Laboratories.(Brief article)
November 10, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Venue; Products Liability Where plaintiffs sued defendants, which are national corporations that manufacture powdered infant formula, alleging that their infant suffered neonatal meningitis as a result of...

Minn. Supreme Court: In re Petition for Disciplinary Action against Williams.
November 10, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Reprimand and Probation Where the attorney deposited earned fees into her trust account and issued trust account checks directly to her own business and personal creditors, knowingly issued trust account...

Minn. Supreme Court: Rubertus v. Schwan's, Inc.
November 10, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Workers' Compensation The decision is affirmed without opinion. Case Number: A08-1258, A08-1260 Case Name: Rubertus v. Schwan's, Inc. Court: Supreme Court District: Workers'...

Minnesota Court of Appeals celebrates 25 years of service.(Brief article)
November 10, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer staff The Minnesota Court of Appeals celebrated its 25th anniversary last week. The forces that combined to make the court a reality developed primarily between 1957 and 1982, when Minnesota Supreme Court...

A look at animal law and the legislative process in Minnesota.
November 10, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff On Wednesday, Nov. 12, the Minnesota State Bar Association's Animal Law Section will present a one-hour continuing legal education seminar on the intersection of animal law and the legislative process....

The Obama presidency: What will it mean for Minnesota lawyers?
November 10, 2008... Byline: Barbara L. Jones Lawyers barely have time to celebrate or mourn presidential election results before they start to evaluate their impact on the legal community. What will a change in administration mean to the Department of Justice...

Virtual law firms becoming a virtual reality.
November 10, 2008... Byline: Michelle Lore Want the best of both worlds? The flexibility, autonomy and low overhead of a small firm combined with the collegiality and cost-sharing benefits of a larger firm? The answer may be a virtual law office. The...

Commentary: Lawyers must learn to manage stress before it manages them.
November 10, 2008... Byline: Roderick MacLeish Jr. Most lawyers have more than enough information about the challenges facing their profession. There are unprecedented levels of substance abuse and alcoholism. According to a Johns Hopkins University...

Elder law clinic trains law students to aid seniors and their families.
November 10, 2008... Byline: Barbara L. Jones U.S. Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, who died two days before his 94th birthday, once famously said, Old age is 15 years older than I am. Denying the aging process might work for some but it's not...

Minnesota Bar Buzz: November 10, 2008.
November 10, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Recount representation As one would expect, the lawyers will be watching - literally -- while the state proceeds through a recount in the race between Al Franken and incumbent Sen. Norm Coleman. We...

Column: Are you engaged in 'civil' practice?(Column)
November 10, 2008... Byline: Edward Poll In recent years, many state and local bar associations have adopted voluntary professionalism goals and standards that attempt to discourage “unprofessional conduct” and encourage “civility” for...

Minneapolis firm boasts a prominent lobbying practice group.
November 10, 2008... Byline: Dan Heilman Congressional lobbying is a $2 billion-per-year industry in the United States, and as such, is subject to numerous strict rules about how, when and why members of Congress can be contacted regarding the interests of...

Minnesota Lawyers in the News: November 10, 2008.
November 10, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Joseph W. Anthony, a partner with Anthony Ostlund Baer Louwagie & Ross P.A., has been named general counsel for the United States Golf Association, effective Feb. 7, 2009. Anthony received his bachelor's...

Commentary: A few reflections on the 2008 judicial election season.
November 10, 2008... Byline: Mark A. Cohen Another judicial election season in Minnesota has come and gone relatively smoothly. Minnesota Lawyer put together an online judicial elections guide that received tens of thousands of visitors. For those of you...

Commentary: Law Office Tech: The arrival of OpenOffice.org 3.0.
November 10, 2008... Byline: Barry D. Bayer As I left the United States on a long-planned trip to visit my granddaughters -- and escape the hysteria of the national campaigns -- my Google Calendar agenda sent my e-mail account and my SmartPhone instant message...

Vacancies announced on advisory committee in Minnesota.
November 10, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff The Supreme Court seeks members to fill vacancies in the following positions on the Advisory Committee on Rules of Criminal Procedure: District Court Judge, City Prosecutor/County Attorney, and Public...

Three judges appointed in the 10th District in Minnesota.(Brief article)
November 10, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Three judges were appointed to the bench in the 10th Judicial District last week. Michele A. Davis and Geoffrey W. Tenney were appointed to two trial court bench vacancies in the city of Buffalo in Wright...

8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals: Kloch v. Kohl, et al.(Brief article)
November 10, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Uniform Licensing Law, Immunity, Letter Of Concern Where a doctor who had a complaint filed against him resulting in the issuance of a letter of concern, which under Nebraska law was not a disciplinary...

8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals: MSK EyEs Ltd. v. Wells Fargo Bank.
November 10, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Breach Of Contract; Rooker-Feldman Doctrine Where a District Court granted summary judgment to a bank on claims of breach of contract, defamation, business disparagement, negligence and tortuous...