Conservatory
Find out what is important to know about recent Minnesota court decisions at this symposium, hosted by the William Mitchell Law Review. Speakers include Law Review staff members whose case notes were just published in Volume 34 of the Law Review, William Mitchell professors Peter Knapp, Michael Steenson, and Ted Sampsell-Jones, as well as faculty from Hamline and the the University of Minnesota law schools. Cases cover a broad range of practice areas.
9 am Reviving Mutuality: Restricting the Application of Defensive Collateral Estoppel in Minnesota DWI Proceedings: Wyatt Partridge, staff member, William Mitchell Law Review
State v. Lemmer, 736 N.W.2d 650 (Minn. 2007)
9:15 am The War Against Words: When Contract Impedes Judicial Goals: Jayce Lesniewski , staff member, William Mitchell Law Review
Lee v. Fresenius Medical Care, Inc., 741 N.W.2d 117 (Minn. 2007)
9:30 am Fly-By-Night Law Enforcement: The Minnesota Supreme Court Considers the Fourth Amendment as a Separate and Independent Basis of Suppression for a Statutorily Invalid Night Time Search in State v. Jackson: Nathan Haynor, staff member, William Mitchell Law Review
Events @wmitchell.edu
(651) 290-6400
Online Registration is now closed. To RSVP please email Kate Johansen.
Cost:
$25/practitioner $5/student
Application made for standard CLE credits
9:45 am Double-Wide Refusal of First Amendment Principles: The Limits of Freedom of Expression in Manufactured Home Parks: James Swendsen, staff member, William Mitchell Law Review
All Parks Alliance for Change v. Uniprop Manufactured Housing Communities Income Fund
10 am In the Absence of Parents: Expanding Liability for Caretaker's Failure to Protect Minor from Third-Party Harm: Calista Menzhuber,staff member, William Mitchell Law Review
Bjerke v. Johnson, 742 N.W.2d 660 (Minn. 2007)
10:15 am BREAK
10:30 am Is Death Different? Dying Declarations and the Confrontation Clause after Crawford: Stephen Cribari, professor of law, University of Minnesota School of Law
10:45 am Spriegel Evidence: Still Searching for a Principled Rule: Ted Sampsell-Jones, professor of law, William Mitchell College of Law
11 am My Lawyer Told Me to Say I'm Sorry: Lawyers, Doctors, and Medical Apologies: Peter Knapp, professor of law, William Mitchell College of Law, and Lucinda Jesson, associate professor of law, Hamline University School of Law
11:15 am A Missed Opportunity: Minnesota's Failed Experiment with Choice-Based Integration: Meg Hobday, assistant professor of legal studies, Hamline University School of Law, and Geneva Finn, research fellow, University of Minnesota
11:30 am The Legacy of the 9/11 Fund and the Minnesota I-35W Bridge-Collapse Fund: Creating a Template for Compensation Victims of Future Mass-Tort Catastrophes: Michael Steenson, Kelley Chair in Tort Law and professor of law, William Mitchell College of Law
11:45 am LUNCH
William Mitchell College of Law, founded in 1900, is an independent, private law school located in St. Paul, Minnesota. The college is known for cultivating practical wisdom and for creating an environment that welcomes both traditional and non-traditional law students. The largest law school in Minnesota, William Mitchell has produced many distinguished leaders at the bench and bar and in the business and civic arenas, among them the 15th Chief Justice of the United States, Warren E. Burger ’31.