CapX2020 Project CapX2020 is a joint initiative of 11 transmission-owning utilities in Minnesota, North and South Dakota, and Wisconsin to expand the electric transmission grid. CapX2020 will follow the I-94 corridor and will use eminent domain, the taking of private...
Month: September 2012
Our Mentor and Friend John Dennis Quinlivan Has Passed Away
John Dennis Quinlivan 1936 - 2012 Quinlivan & Hughes is sad to announce the passing of our mentor and friend, John Dennis Quinlivan, who died September 4th, 2012 at the age of 76. John was born to Ray J. and Elizabeth (Ryan) Quinlivan on May 22, 1936 in St. Cloud....
CapX2020 Eminent Domain
CapX2020 Project CapX2020 is a joint initiative of 11 transmission-owning utilities in Minnesota, North and South Dakota, and Wisconsin to expand the electric transmission grid. CapX2020 will follow the I-94 corridor and will use eminent domain, the taking of private...
Our Mentor and Friend John Dennis Quinlivan Has Passed Away
John Dennis Quinlivan 1936 - 2012 Quinlivan & Hughes is sad to announce the passing of our mentor and friend, John Dennis Quinlivan, who died September 4th, 2012 at the age of 76. John was born to Ray J. and Elizabeth (Ryan) Quinlivan on May 22, 1936 in St. Cloud....
Minnesota Counties Intergovernmental Trust (MCIT) Publishes Booklet on Governmental Immunities for Member Counties Authored by Attorney Ken Bayliss
Quinlivan & Hughes attorney Kenneth Bayliss, long a student of issues relating to governmental immunities, has had a booklet on immunities circulated to local governments. The Minnesota Counties Intergovernmental Trust (MCIT) recently made his booklet, a...
Robert Cunningham saves client approximately $1.8 million in taxes
Quinlivan & Hughes tax attorney Robert Cunningham just concluded the 3-year process of representing his client in a tax dispute against the IRS. Mr. Cunningham successfully appealed the client's IRS audit to the U.S. Tax Court, ultimately saving his client...
Mike LaFountaine Successfully Defends Homeowners in Case Involving Guest’s Fall From Terrace
On May 9, 2012, Quinlivan & Hughes attorney Mike LaFountaine obtained a defense verdict for his clients in a case involving a fall from a terrace. The case was venued in Alexandria, Douglas County, before Judge Ann Carrott. The accident that was the subject of the...
Favorable Ruling from the Minnesota Supreme Court in Staab v. Diocese of St. Cloud
Quinlivan & Hughes attorneys Michael D. LaFountaine, Dyan Ebert, and Laura Moehrle recently received a favorable ruling from the Minnesota Supreme Court in Staab v. Diocese of St. Cloud. The decision, handed down by the Supreme Court on April 18, 2012, holds that...
Michael LaFountaine Obtains Result Greatly Limiting Damages
Michael LaFountaine started 2012 with a trial in Long Prairie before Todd County Judge Jay Carlson. Mr. LaFountaine represented the driver of a vehicle that was in the passing lane when the vehicle being passed turned left into a driveway. The driver and passenger of...
Minnesota Counties Intergovernmental Trust (MCIT) Publishes Booklet on Governmental Immunities for Member Counties Authored by Attorney Ken Bayliss
Quinlivan & Hughes attorney Kenneth Bayliss, long a student of issues relating to governmental immunities, has had a booklet on immunities circulated to local governments. The Minnesota Counties Intergovernmental Trust (MCIT) recently made his booklet, a...