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Friday, April 25, 9 am–1 pm

Kelley Boardroom

Find out about recent developments in Minnesota law at this symposium hosted by the William Mitchell Law Review. Speakers include Law Review staff members whose case notes are to be published in this year's Volume: William Mitchell professors Mehmet Konar-Steenberg and Michael Steenson; Kevin Decker ’01, an associate at Briggs and Morgan; and Jeffrey Ehrich ’03, an associate at Leonard Street and Deinard. Cases cover a broad range of practice areas.

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Speakers and cases

9 am
Becker v. Mayo Foundation: Professor Mike Steenson, William Mitchell College of Law
737 N.W.2d 200 (Minn. 2007)
9:20 am
Respondent Superior and the CDA: Letting the Superior Off the Hook: Christina Mann, Staff Member, William Mitchell Law Review
Urban v. Am. Legion Dep't of Minn., 723 N.W.2d 1 (Minn. 2006)
9:40 am
The Filed-Rate Doctrine: Leaving Regulation to the Regulators: Kevin Decker ’01, Associate, Briggs and Morgan
Schermer v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co., 721 N.W.2d 307 (Minn. 2006)
10 am
Adventures in Boondoggle? Unnecessary (and Inaccurate) Legislative Intent Analysis: Katherine Johansen, Staff Member, William Mitchell Law Review
Lietz v. Northern States Power Co., 718 N.W.2d 865 (Minn. 2006)
10:20 am
A Legacy of Scholarship: The Judicial Decisions of Justice Samuel L. Hanson: Jeffrey Ehrich ’03, Associate, Leonard Street and Deinard
10:40 am
The Price of Dignity is $3.19: Should Mutual Mistake Apply to the New WIC Tobacco Rule?: Jennifer Young, Staff Member, William Mitchell Law Review
Hy-Vee Food Stores v. Minn. Dep't of Health, 705 N.W.2d 181 (Minn. 2005)
11 am
State Agencies, Federal Law, and the Boundaries of Agency Deference: Professor Mehmet Konar-Steenberg, William Mitchell College of Law
Cities of Annandale and Maple Lake NPDES/SDS Permit Issuance, 731 N.W.2d 502 (Minn. 2007)
11:20 am
Narrowed Lens; Clearer Focus: Considering the Use of de novo Review in Indian Child Welfare Proceedings: Emily Bucher, Staff Member, William Mitchell Law Review Welfare of Child of T.T.B., 724 N.W.2d 300 (Minn. 2006)
11:40 am
Of Chalk and Cheese: The Use of Double-Jeopardy Precedent and the Absence of Offensive Collateral Estoppel Precedent:  Brian Carter-Stiglitz, Staff Member, William Mitchell Law Review
Hankerson v. State, 723 N.W.2d 232 (Minn. 2006)
Noon
Lunch

Media contact:       Mary.Grant @wmitchell.edu       (651) 290-6400

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.