GPNA Tip of The Week: Workplace Injury

Gunderson, Palmer, Nelson & Ashmore summer associate Ty Daly writes our latest GPNA Tip of The Week article. This GPNA tip of the week is brought to you by Hughes v. Dakota Mill and Grain, Inc., 2021 S.D. 31, 959 N.W.2d 903. The opinion was released by the South Dakota Supreme Court on May 12,…

GPNA Tip of The Week: One Bite and Your Dog…

Gunderson, Palmer, Nelson & Ashmore summer associate Caleb Vukovich discusses the South Dakota Supreme Court's opinion in the City of Onida v. Brandt case. In City of Onida v. Brandt, two black Labrador mix dogs attacked and killed a corgi-mix house dog. The case serves as an example to show that…

GPNA Tip of The Week: Tax Exemptions

Attorney Catherine A. Seeley writes our latest GPNA Tip of The Week regarding tax exemptions. Never take your tax exempt status for granted, and make sure that you always follow the proper procedure for appealing a denial of your tax exempt status. In Wings As Eagles Ministries, Inc. v. Oglala…

GPNA Tip of The Week: Property Damage

Attorney Catherine A. Seeley writes our latest GPNA Tip of the Week in Hamen v. Hamlin County South Dakota. If you have property damage resulting from law enforcement chasing a fleeing felon, you may have an action against law enforcement officers, but not an action for inverse condemnation under…

GPNA Tip of The Week: Conflicts of Interest

GPNA attorney Catherine A. Seeley writes the latest South Dakota Supreme Court Summary in Holborn v. Deuel County Board of Adjustment. Conflicts of interest are difficult to define, and even more difficult to prove when attempting to invalidate votes of a local Board of Adjustment. If you’re ever…

GPNA Tip of The Week: Non-Compete Agreement

Attorney G. Nolan Thomas writes the latest GPNA tip of the week article regarding non-compete agreements. If an employer fears its employees will gain skills on the job such that they can engage in direct competition with the employer after the term of employment ends, that employer should meet with…

GPNA Tip of The Week: Advisory Opinion…

Associate attorney Catherine A. Seeley writes the latest South Dakota Supreme Court summary in the article below. South Dakota received federal funds (CRF funds) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) to cover expenditures brought on by the current public health…

GPNA Tip of The Week: Heumiller v. Hansen

Attorney Catherine A. Seeley brings to you our latest GPNA Tip of the Week from Heumiller v. Hansen. The opinion was released by the South Dakota Supreme Court on October 14, 2020, and reversed the circuit court’s decision to deny Heumiller’s claim for a prescriptive easement on summary judgment.

GPNA Tip of the Week from City of Rapid City…

Associate attorney Catherine A. Seeley writes the South Dakota Supreme Court Case Summary on Rapid City v. Schaub. Individuals living outside of city limits, but within one mile of those limits, should follow municipal ordinances relating to permit requirements for onsite wastewater systems, even if…

GPNA Tip of The Week: Municipality and…

Our latest GPNA Tip of the week is written by associate attorney G. Nolan Thomas. In this article, it discussed if a municipality faces a unionization effort by its public employees, it should meet with those public employees and review South Dakota’s labor statutes with an attorney to determine…

GPNA Tip of the Week: Gifting Real Estate

Associate attorney G. Nolan Thomas summarizes the latest South Dakota Supreme Court case Field v. Field on the topic of gifting. A person making a gift, the “donor”, will have their intent judged by a South Dakota Court at the time the gift is made. Additionally, if you plan to gift the real…

GPNA Tip of the Week: Land Ownership

Gunderson, Palmer, Nelson & Ashmore, LLP attorney Stacy Hegge writes a brief summary of the latest South Dakota Supreme Court case in Moeckly v. Hanson SD 45. In that case, the Supreme Court upheld the circuit court’s determination that there was no joint tenancy in real property owned by a…

GPNA Tip Of The Week: Alimony

If you are currently paying alimony and you believe your obligation ends upon the occurrence of a certain event, such as retirement or reaching the age of social security eligibility, consult your attorney before you stop making those alimony payments. Once the event occurs, you may still need the…

Lamar Advertising of South Dakota v. City of…

In Lamar Advertising of South Dakota, LLC v. City of Rapid City et al, the South Dakota Supreme Court addressed whether a City’s agreement to amend its ordinances in exchange for the dismissal of a lawsuit is unlawful.

Helleberg v. Estes, 2020 SD 27

Attorney Stacy Hegge writes the South Dakota Supreme Court Summary for Hellberg v. Estes. In Helleberg v. Estes, 2020 S.D. 27, a dispute arose between property owners regarding, among other things, the use of an easement road. Helleberg contended that the road crossing her property could only be…

Sedlacek v. Prussman

Attorney Ali Tornow writes the South Dakota Supreme Court summary on Sedlacek v. Prussman. This is an appeal from a denial of a motion for a mistrial by Sedlacek. Sedlacek sued Prussman for injuries sustained while working at a job site operated by Prussman.

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