Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - In a decision that clarifies the boundaries of attorney-client fee agreements, the South Dakota Supreme Court has ruled that lawyers cannot enforce contingency fee clauses that financially penalize clients for refusing to accept a settlement offer. The comprehensive opinion stems from a fee dispute following a tragic fatal car accident in 2020.

Northeast Radio SD News – South Dakota - The South Dakota Supreme Court has unanimously affirmed the conviction of Ronald Peter Clemensen of Conde, South Dakota, on multiple counts of theft by exploitation related to the financial abuse of his elderly mother.