Legal articles, client education, and firm news from Madgett Law, LLC in Minneapolis, Minnesota.https://www.madgettlaw.com/en-ushttps://www.madgettlaw.com/news/chatrie-geofence-warrants-minnesota-got-there-first/https://www.madgettlaw.com/news/chatrie-geofence-warrants-minnesota-got-there-first/In Chatrie v. United States, a divided Supreme Court held that pulling a person's location data from Google is a search. Minnesota's Legislature required a warrant for exactly that in 2014 — before Carpenter, and long before this term.Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTcommentaryDavid J.S. Madgetthttps://www.madgettlaw.com/news/monsanto-durnell-fifra-preemption-minnesota-farms/https://www.madgettlaw.com/news/monsanto-durnell-fifra-preemption-minnesota-farms/The Supreme Court held that federal pesticide law preempts a state failure-to-warn claim over Roundup's label. The rule it used came from a case about a device made in Fridley — and Minnesota's own statute makes the federal label binding here.Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTcommentaryDavid J.S. Madgetthttps://www.madgettlaw.com/news/the-courthouse-door-is-narrowing/https://www.madgettlaw.com/news/the-courthouse-door-is-narrowing/A Minnesota consumer lawyer on three quiet forces—tougher pleading rules, buried class-action waivers, and plain cost—that are shutting ordinary people out of the courts.Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTcommentaryDavid J.S. Madgetthttps://www.madgettlaw.com/news/pung-tax-forfeiture-surplus-after-tyler/https://www.madgettlaw.com/news/pung-tax-forfeiture-surplus-after-tyler/Tyler v. Hennepin County made it unconstitutional for a county to keep your surplus after a tax forfeiture. In Pung v. Isabella County, the Court held the surplus is measured by the auction price — not what the home was worth. Minnesota homeowners have six months to claim it.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTcommentaryDavid J.S. Madgetthttps://www.madgettlaw.com/news/minnehaha-creek-watershed-district-guide/https://www.madgettlaw.com/news/minnehaha-creek-watershed-district-guide/How the MCWD's permits, the Wetland Conservation Act, and a half-dozen agencies overlap on one project — and why the system is so evidence-heavy for landowners.Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTarticleDavid J.S. Madgetthttps://www.madgettlaw.com/news/flowers-foods-brock-arbitration-exemption/https://www.madgettlaw.com/news/flowers-foods-brock-arbitration-exemption/In Flowers Foods v. Brock, a unanimous Court held that last-mile drivers moving goods that traveled interstate are exempt from the Federal Arbitration Act — even if the driver never leaves the state. A rare decision that opens the courthouse door.Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTcommentaryDavid J.S. Madgetthttps://www.madgettlaw.com/news/minnesota-wage-and-hour-guide/https://www.madgettlaw.com/news/minnesota-wage-and-hour-guide/Exempt vs. non-exempt, tips, overtime, and wage theft in Minnesota — what the law actually says, told through everyday scenarios.Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTarticleMadgett Law, LLChttps://www.madgettlaw.com/news/federal-arbitration-act-consumers/https://www.madgettlaw.com/news/federal-arbitration-act-consumers/The Federal Arbitration Act was written to help merchants settle commercial disputes. Four decades of Supreme Court decisions turned it into a tool that pushes consumers out of court.Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTcommentaryDavid J.S. Madgetthttps://www.madgettlaw.com/news/minnesota-trust-vs-south-dakota/https://www.madgettlaw.com/news/minnesota-trust-vs-south-dakota/An honest comparison of Minnesota trust law with South Dakota, Nevada, Delaware, Alaska, and Wyoming — asset protection, dynasty trusts, and taxes, with the real limits.Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTarticleMadgett Law, LLChttps://www.madgettlaw.com/news/minnesota-business-asset-vs-stock-purchase/https://www.madgettlaw.com/news/minnesota-business-asset-vs-stock-purchase/A Minnesota deal lawyer's plain-English guide to asset vs. equity purchases — liabilities, successor risk, the non-compete ban, taxes, and why the choice matters.Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTarticleDavid J.S. Madgetthttps://www.madgettlaw.com/news/cox-sony-isp-liability-what-it-means-for-minnesota/https://www.madgettlaw.com/news/cox-sony-isp-liability-what-it-means-for-minnesota/In Cox v. Sony Music, the Court erased a $1 billion verdict and held that an ISP is not liable merely for serving subscribers it knows are infringing. The last time the music industry could not reach the middleman, it sued a mother of four from Brainerd.Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTcommentaryDavid J.S. Madgetthttps://www.madgettlaw.com/news/credit-report-error-wont-get-fixed/https://www.madgettlaw.com/news/credit-report-error-wont-get-fixed/You disputed the error and the bureau closed it as 'verified.' Here's why self-disputes fail, what the FCRA actually requires, and when it becomes a legal claim.Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTarticleDavid J.S. Madgetthttps://www.madgettlaw.com/news/minnesota-estate-tax-trap/https://www.madgettlaw.com/news/minnesota-estate-tax-trap/Minnesota taxes estates over $3 million even when no federal tax is owed. Here's who gets caught, why married couples are especially exposed, and how planning helps.Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTarticleDavid J.S. Madgetthttps://www.madgettlaw.com/news/minnesota-paid-leave-now-in-effect/https://www.madgettlaw.com/news/minnesota-paid-leave-now-in-effect/Benefits began January 1, 2026, and the first premiums were due April 30. A plain-English guide to the 2026 premium rate, the leave categories, the 20-week cap, and where Minnesota employers most often get this wrong.Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTarticleDavid J.S. Madgetthttps://www.madgettlaw.com/news/put-your-house-in-a-trust/https://www.madgettlaw.com/news/put-your-house-in-a-trust/A plain-English look at what a revocable living trust does and doesn't do for a Minnesota home — probate, homestead, taxes, and the transfer-on-death deed alternative.Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTarticleMadgett Law, LLChttps://www.madgettlaw.com/news/protection-order-financial-exploitation-vulnerable-adult/https://www.madgettlaw.com/news/protection-order-financial-exploitation-vulnerable-adult/As of January 1, 2026, Minnesota courts can issue an order for protection against financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult — freezing assets and lines of credit and barring contact. Here is who can ask for one and what a court must find.Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTarticleDavid J.S. Madgetthttps://www.madgettlaw.com/news/minnesota-llc-operating-agreements/https://www.madgettlaw.com/news/minnesota-llc-operating-agreements/Minnesota's LLC act fills every gap in your operating agreement with default rules. What those defaults actually say, and where agreements break down.Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTarticleDavid J.S. Madgetthttps://www.madgettlaw.com/news/expert-affidavit-federal-court-berk-choy/https://www.madgettlaw.com/news/expert-affidavit-federal-court-berk-choy/In Berk v. Choy, the Supreme Court held that a state affidavit-of-merit requirement does not apply in federal court. Minnesota has two of them — and Minnesota's Attorney General signed the brief urging the Court to rule the other way.Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTcommentaryDavid J.S. Madgetthttps://www.madgettlaw.com/news/welcome-to-the-new-madgettlaw-com/https://www.madgettlaw.com/news/welcome-to-the-new-madgettlaw-com/Madgett Law has launched a faster, cleaner website — with a new News section where we'll share legal insights and firm updates.Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTfirm-newsMadgett Law, LLC