Banking & financial obligations
Business debt & personal guarantees.
Why a company’s debt and an owner’s obligations need separate analysis.
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Case result · September 17, 2026
Dismissal secured
for Haley Kalil.
MJB Law secured dismissal with prejudice of all claims against Haley Kalil. The September 17, 2026 ruling addresses privacy, social media and the right to discuss one’s own life.
Read the case resultCommercial litigation
Preparing for a commercial dispute.
Organize the documents, chronology and business objectives before an initial discussion with counsel.
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Agricultural litigation in the appellate courts.
Published opinion · 2021
Lighthouse v. Oberg Family Farms.
A grain-bin fixture test and competing claims to farm-asset proceeds.
Explore the caseNonprecedential opinion · 2024
Star Bank v. Anderson.
Enforcing a lender’s security interest in corn sold through grain fronting.
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