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The South Dakota Supreme Court recently considered whether a probate court proceeding on a petition for finding of intestacy erred because it did not first consider whether to admit a copy of the will to probate. The appellant argued that…

On March 7, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to raise the minimum salary threshold for exempt employees to $35,308 annually ($679 per week), which is up from the 2004 standard currently in…

Last week, Lynn Jackson litigation attorney, Cassidy Stalley, and two of Lynn Jackson’s litigation paralegals attended the ABA TECHSHOW. The ABA TECHSHOW is billed as the best conference for “bringing lawyers and technology together.” “For more than 30 years, lawyers…

When deciding whether to file a lawsuit, it is imperative that it is filed against the appropriate party. Simply because a wrong is arguably attributable to a specific person or entity does not mean that is the appropriate person or…

Lynn, Jackson, Shultz & Lebrun, P.C., announces the addition of attorney, Wade E. Warntjes, to the Firm's Sioux Falls office. Wade is a welcome addition to the Firm's established estate planning, trust, and business practice groups. Wade comes to us…

Under federal law and common law doctrines, it is well established that sovereign immunity exists for each of the 573 federally recognized Native American tribes, absent consent or an act of Congress. Although the Indian Civil Rights Act was adopted…

More and more businesses of all sizes are recognizing their names and logos as an asset to their operation. As an asset, protection by trademark is advisable. Trademarks serve multiple purposes, in that they distinguish goods or services of one…

When it comes to litigation, everything must be properly supported. What document supports what fact? Who can testify to what occurrence? The South Dakota Supreme Court recently made one thing clearer in Cooper v. Brownell: you are not an expert…

A new report from the nation’s largest education unions and the nation’s largest gun safety organization indicates that arming school district staff "increases risk and is overall an ineffective solution to gun violence." The report comes out amid a previous…

In the realm of employment discrimination, there are strict time bars to bringing claims of discrimination to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) or its state equivalent. When those deadlines are missed, employees will sometimes attempt to seek reinstatement in…